• NF CDA - North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

  • Hatches

    Caddis
    Ants / Beetles
    Hoppers

  • The Fishing

    We’re still in the dog days of summer up here but hopefully going to turn the corner with some cooler weather next week. Flows will remain low until we get some significant rainfall, but water temps will drop and get the fish a little more active. With kids headed back to school the crowds will thin out around here and other area rivers, so I’d start having the CDA system back on the radar as a decent option. Typical late summer fare will still be the program, think small terrestrials, caddis, maybe some PMD/PEDs on the right days. Mahogany duns will show up before long so I’d start packing those along with me.

  • Current Flow

    Prichard = 68.1 ft3/sec

    Cataldo = 273 ft3/sec

    Flow Graph at Prichard
    Flow Graph at Cataldo

  • St. Joe River, Idaho

  • Hatches

    Caddis
    Ants / Beetles
    Hoppers
    Termites (they look like small flying ants)
    PMD's

  • The Fishing

    I (Sean) was out on the St. Joe River yesterday and Mike was out last weekend. Temps are still warm, but the water has started to cool off slightly. Water temps were about 62 degrees in the morning near Avery warming up a few points by afternoon. Better temps are in the near forecast so these might be the final days of super hot weather, fingers crossed. Fishing is pretty decent summer action on the St. Joe River. Mornings might be a mix of fly patterns, anything from small chubbies with droppers worked to purple haze parachutes. We did see some caddis which some fish ate and a few mayflies which appeared to be PMD's (I could never get one in my hand), they also could be Hecubas, which are typical this time of the year. Either way something light color in a mayfly profile can pass. Hoppers with droppers got attention as the day warmed, don't forget to try pink, always a good summer color choice. The best winner of the day was small ant patterns. Little size 20 flying termites (or what we believe to be termites) were out and in big numbers and go fish looking up so very small ants or even stuff like midges/griffiths gnat will work. Trail it behind something you can see like a parachute caddis or small hopper to make life easier.

  • Current Flow

    Red Ives = 78.1 ft3/sec

    Calder = 346 ft3/sec

    Flow Graph at Red Ives
    Flow Graph at Calder

  • Spokane River, Washington

  • Hatches

    Caddis
    Pseudo-baetis

  • The Fishing

    Pretty much more of the same program on the Spokane this last week. Flows are still low and this won’t change until Lake CDA is drawn down after summer recreation season is done. We are definitely looking forward to some cooler temps coming in the forecast. This will increase fish activity throughout the day and get us going in the right direction for some Fall bug hatches. It’s still plenty early, but October Caddis will be on the radar before too long and fish will get fired up on these. Hopper fishing will maintain for the foreseeable future, along with ants, caddis, and small mayflies. Double-nymph rigs are a staple for the deeper zones, a stonefly/caddis nymph combo is hard to beat. Smaller streamers that imitate sculpin or crayfish are worth stripping around for a shot at some larger fish.

  • Current Flow

    705 ft3/sec

    Flow Graph at Spokane River - Post Falls
    Flow Graph at Spokane River - Below Falls

  • Miscellaneous

  • The Fishing

    NF Clearwater / Kelly Creek - Access to the upper North Fork Clearwater and Kelly Creek via Superior, MT (Hoodoo Pass), and now including Deception Saddle is CLOSED due to the Moose-Mountain Fire. Conditions have not improved recently and current evacuation areas remain until further notice. Access to Kelly Creek and lower NF Clearwater is available from Pierce, ID. Check the Watch Duty App or USFS Nez Perce – Clearwater National Forest Facebook page for the latest information.

    Warmwater Species: If you wanna mix things up and pull on a few fish that don’t mind the heat, bass fishing is quite good on many of the lakes and river systems around the area. Largemouth are hanging around any area with deep water access, shade or structure. Smallies love any type of rocky shoreline where they can mow down some crawdads. Topwater fishing can be very effective in the mornings and evenings, so sling some poppers around and get some blowups.

    Kootenai River - the Kootenai is cold and plenty of water. Bo and I have recently fished here. We both had similar experiences, small fish mainly. Not that it's bad, it just seemed a little off for whatever reason on the lower stretches that we fished. Foam bugs like chernobyls, chubbies in various sizes / colors, caddis pupa droppers, hoppers, caddis, and a few pmd patterns all worked. It's an option to fish at least.

    Clark Fork River near St. Regis has been a good option. Hoppers, ants, attractors and caddis.

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