Spokane River, Washington

Hatches

BWO's
Caddis (a few)

The Fishing

The last day to fish the Spokane River is this coming Sunday, March 15th. The river will reopen to fishing on the Saturday prior to Memorial Day, which falls on May 23rd this year. This annual closure helps protect native trout during the spawning season.

If you’re looking to get out in the next few days, keep in mind that flows are still very high on all sections of the river. Hangman Creek’s flow did drop this past week and clarity is no longer much of an issue below the confluence. Jesse and some friends from the shop have been out poking around on foot recently and have been finding some nice fish in the limited water available. Sounds like dry-dropper rigs have been effective, with most fish coming on the dropper but a couple sniffs on the dry here and there.

Current Flow

10700 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Lower River / Post Falls

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

Hatches

N/A

The Fishing

The weather forecast is calling for a late winter blast, including 1-3 feet of potential snowfall above 3000 feet over the next few days in North Idaho. Obviously, any snow we can get is a benefit at this point, but fishing might be a bit tough around here through the weekend. Put this back in the lineup next week when weather warms back up.

We are loaded up on spring bugs, come see us!

Current Flow

Prichard = 1460 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Prichard

Cataldo = 4510 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Cataldo

St. Joe River, Idaho

Hatches

N/A

The Fishing

Same deal as the CDA drainage, looking pretty miserable for weather up here. If you’re dead set on finding some cold cutts this weekend, water conditions currently look better here than on the CDA river.

New Sage Power R8 and Arrow fly rods in-stock.

We have a number or awesome fly rods and assorted clothing on sale. In-store only.

Current Flow

Red Ives = 231 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Red Ives

Calder = 3900 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Calder

Miscellaneous

The Fishing

Lots of folks out fishing the lakes lately. Amber and Coffeepot have been the most consistent, we’ve been seeing some really nice fish coming out of both lakes this year. Water temps are still cold, so not much for hatches other than a few random chironomids and water boatmen on the warmer days. Leeches, fished balanced under an indicator or with a slow retrieve on a sinking line, have been the most productive tactics. If you want to check out some different lakes in the area, Liberty, Waitts, Fourth of July and Jumpoff Joe can all be good this time of year.

Need a fresh lake line? We just got shipments in from Scientific Anglers and Rio!

Steelhead Rivers

The Fishing

Our reports for steelhead land (Grande Ronde, Snake, Clearwater Rivers are winding down as we approach spawning season. Time to give them a rest as approach March.

New Sage Power R8 and Arrow fly rods in-stock!

We have a number of great fly rods on sale that need new homes, they are feeling lonely. Plus, we have some great deals on clothing that needs to go too... upwards of 80% off!

Current Flows

Grande Ronde River at Troy - 6250 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Troy

Snake River at Anatone - 23700 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Anatone

Clearwater River at Spalding - 22200 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Spalding