Question:
Looking for info on fly fishing around Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. I will be there in August of '99 for a week and would like to fly fish the area with out a 2 hour drive.
Answer:
I don't have my information here in front of me, but one place you might want
to try is the Blackfoot River above Blackfoot Reservoir. If you do a little
checking, you'll find that the Nature Conservancy and the State of Idaho have
purchased a large piece of land surrounding the river and are in the process
of restoring the cutthroat fishery there. Based on pictures I've seen, it
looks like classic meadow fishing and supposedly there is starting to be some
very good fishing.
There is also a rod-fee fishery on the Blackfoot Indian Reservation in the
something-or-other Springs close to the Snake River near the town of
Blackfoot.
There is an Idaho Flyfishing book that I'll look up when I get home. It has
quite a few suggestions for SE Idaho fishing.
