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

  • Hatches

    Caddis
    Ants
    Hoppers
    October Caddis
    Mahogany Dunsa
    Pseudo Baetis

  • The Fishing

    Looking like some nice, stable fall weather up here for the next week. With extended windows of sun and warmer temps, I’d expect the caddis fishing to be more prominent than the mayfly game. Smaller fall caddis and October Caddis are both good bets. I’d still have Mahogany Duns and BWO’s, hatches just might be a bit lighter for these overall. Terrestrials are still a good bet, smaller ant patterns have been killer lately. Longer, lighter leaders and downsizing flies are good ideas, especially when fishing to risers in slower water and tailouts.

  • Current Flow

    Prichard = 75.6 ft3/sec

    Cataldo = 323 ft3/sec

    Flow Graph at Prichard
    Flow Graph at Cataldo

  • St. Joe River, Idaho

  • Hatches

    Caddis
    Ants / Beetles
    Hoppers
    October Caddis
    Mahogany Duns
    Pseudo Baetis

  • The Fishing

    The Joe has been fishing great and will continue as fall settles in. Similar to the CDA, with some warmer weather coming up I’d be prepared with fall caddis and October Caddis, along with small terrestrials. Keep the Mahogany Duns and BWO’s handy, just don’t expect a ton of these around on warm, sunny days. The whole system is in good shape top to bottom, it’s all worth the effort until cooler temps really set in and fishing becomes more concentrated to the lower river.

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  • Current Flow

    Red Ives = 69.9 ft3/sec

    Calder = 362 ft3/sec

    Flow Graph at Red Ives
    Flow Graph at Calder

  • Spokane River, Washington

  • Hatches

    Caddis
    Pseudo-baetis

  • The Fishing

    The Spokane has been a great option close to home lately. With some extra water coming from Lake CDA, fish are starting to spread out from their summer lies and settle into a variety of areas. We’ve still been finding fish in the riffles and classic summer water, but don’t overlook the glassy tailouts and deeper pools. There have been some fish sporadically rising throughout the day, my best guess is they’re finding stray Hecuba mayflies and caddis. These haven’t been the typical soft sips in glassy water, more aggressive and splashy takes. Still haven’t seen any October Caddis out, but an Orange or Normwood Chubby is getting attention on the surface. Small stonefly and caddis nymphs have been good fished as droppers or under an indicator. Some BWO’s have been around on the right days, but it’s still early for the peak of this fun, techy hatch.

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  • Current Flow

    962 ft3/sec

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

  • Miscellaneous

  • The Fishing

    NF Clearwater / Kelly Creek - Route 255 (Deception Saddle) is now open again according to the Watch Duty App. This means you can access the upper NF Clearwater and Kelly Creek via Hoodoo Pass (Superior, MT). We’ve now heard some reports from folks venturing up here lately, sounds like fishing has been stellar which tracks, this system is always a good option in September and combined with minimal pressure late summer, I’d definitely have this on the short list. October Caddis was the hot bug for our friend Malyn recently, small ants also did some damage.

  • Steelhead Rivers

  • The Fishing

    A few steelies have been caught by the Silver Bow crew in the Clearwater River. A bit early on the Grande Ronde and Snake River still. Some updated regulations in the steelhead world due to low returns in the Columbia and Snake systems. There will be opportunities to find a few fish this fall, just keep in mind that we are currently expecting the lowest return of summer run steelhead over Bonneville Dam ever recorded since the dam was constructed in 1938.


    See Idaho and Washington’s rule changes here:

    Idaho: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/idfg-modifies-fall-chinook-and-steelhead-bag-limits

    Washington: https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/emergency-rules


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  • Current Flows

    Grande Ronde River at Troy - 606 ft3/sec

    Snake River at Anatone - 14100 ft3/sec

    Clearwater River at Spalding - 4220 ft3/sec

    Flow Graph at Grande Ronde River - Troy
    Flow Graph at Clearwater River - Spalding
    Flow Graph at Snake River - Anatone

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