Featherville river?

[lunkerhunter2]

Can anyone tell me what river runs through there? It has been almost 15 years since last being there. I remember it being pretty small but full of fish. Seems like there were bull trout in there too. Anybody know?
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[iwantabuggy]

South Fork of the Boise.
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[MRCRESTLINER]

Brodie, I believe that is the South Fork of the Boise that runs thru Featherville, I use to spend alot of time in that area hunting and fishing years ago. I think the Feather River feeds into it just upstream from town. I use to drink alot of beer setting out front of the old Featherville store no bar in town in those days 66 thru 73. I use to take a road back into Pinto Creek and hike down into the head of the Feather River fishing trout it was virtually untapped in those days and beautiful country as well, killed some good bucks in that country.[fishin]
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[lunkerhunter2]

hanks Guys, i want to go back to that place before i die.[cool]
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[Tatohead]

It has become a tradition in my family to come up there in late August and watch the bright orange kokanees moving up the river and tributaries. Then, we head a few miles up and camp at the Trinity Lakes. Lots of planter rainbows and an occasional cutt.
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[lunkerhunter2]

That's awesome! You kiddo looks like she is having a blast![]
I didn't know there were kokes in that river, i am going to have to follow it back down to the reservoir it dumps into.[]
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[Westslopecutt]

If you're targeting the spawning Kokanee in early Fall then I agree that heading back towards Anderson Ranch is probably your best bet. At the same time, keep in mind that there are miles of river upstream from Featherville that are well worth the time it takes to investigate.

In the original post you mentioned Bull Trout. There's about a 3 or 4 mile stretch of the S. Fork of the Boise that is just upstream from Baumgartner campground has special regs, you can only keep 2 Rainbows over 14 inches. I did catch a few Bulls in that section of the river two summers ago. Usually the largest fish you'll catch in there are Whitefish. While it seems nearly impossible catch any keeper size Rainbows, there's usually lots of 8-12 inchers. I think the thing I like best about the S. Fork above Featherville in general is that it's incredible for wet wading. From about mid July on the water temperature is perfect for wading in shorts and sandals, it's gin clear plus the various holes in that special regs section of the river are very large and deep.

The IDF&G typically stocks the river heavily a few miles upstream from the special regs section, and it makes it pretty easy to catch as many stocker Rainbows as you care to from about mid July on. If you decide to head up that way next Summer, I recommend not overlooking fishing the river downstream from the confluence of the S. Fork of the Boise and Big Smoky Creek. There are several miles of great river for fishing with the standard fishing regs and there are also some very nice spots to camp in along that stretch.
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[lunkerhunter2]

Great info, thanks for sharing. I hope that in a couple years if the economy settles down i can visit some of my old haunts and check out some new ones that i have learned about from BFT. Steelhead is on my list or return trips as well as sturgeon and tons of new places to visit.
I really miss those 2 and miss fishing Alturas and Redfish lakes. That area is just awesome!
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