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Fishing Windows

When the windows are open, go for it!

Fishing windows are those small, short lived opportunities during runoff where the rivers drop enough just enough to allow you a couple days o...

Streams or Stillwater in the Spring

There is always somewhere to fish

Spring for river anglers is a double edge sword. On one hand fishing is ramping up after a long winter. Hatches are strong, fish are hungry, optim...

April Stream Review

Those in the know go...

Spring has sprung and so have the hatches. The mix bag of bugs like we posted on the blog recently is so true. On the cutthroat rivers there has been all so...

Idaho Snowpack Report - Feb 2018

North Idaho is looking good

The white powder is stacking up nicely across the border in North Idaho. Winter snowpack is looking like we will be just slightly above average for our s...

Idaho Pre-Runoff Video - Part Two

There's more opportunity than you think

Part two in our discussion about pre-runoff fishing tactics brings up the topics such as side channels, wading, short casts, and reading USGS...

Idaho Pre-Runoff Video - Part One

Time to wake up from your winter slumber

As we approach the later half of winter trout streams across the region start to wake up and begin to get a little more productive. Late win...