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

  • Hatches

    Caddis
    Golden stones
    PMD's
    Drakes
    Yellow sallies
    Ants / Beetles





  • The Fishing

    Aside from all the wind and some rain that we have had this past week it is prime time on the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River system. The water is low as we approach mid June so you can go anywhere you want. You can still float at these levels but that window will end soon, well at least the good window. This time of the year plan on pale morning dun mayflies, yellow sallies, caddis, drakes, and a few golden stones still. Ants and beetles will fish well, it is a bit early for good hopper fishing though. Nice weather in the forecast so don't let June slip away!

  • Current Flow

    Prichard = 200 ft3/sec

    Cataldo = 1050 ft3/sec

    Flow Graph at Prichard
    Flow Graph at Cataldo

  • St. Joe River, Idaho

  • Hatches

    Golden stones
    Yellow Sallies
    Drakes
    Caddis
    PMDs

  • The Fishing

    The St. Joe River is pretty much in prime shape as we roll through June. A little bump in flows from recent rain storms but nothing significant and the levels will continue to drop. River levels are below average for this time of the year so the words "too high" are not very accurate, fishing has been good here pretty much since March. Hatches can vary with temps and weather patterns but bugs on the menu include: pmd's, caddis, yellow sallies, drakes, and golden stones. Depending on where you're at on the system will dictate what you see too. The lower stretches of the river I'd mix in ants and beetles too. A bit early for good hopper fishing.

  • Current Flow

    Red Ives = 471 ft3/sec

    Calder = 2090 ft3/sec

    Flow Graph at Red Ives
    Flow Graph at Calder

  • Spokane River, Washington

  • Hatches

    Caddis

  • The Fishing

    Kenyon and crew reported good fishing this past week despite two challenging situations on the lower Spokane River: wind, dirty water. Hangman Creek continued to dump in a considerable amount of sediment even as the flows dropped this week. The mudline continues from the Hangman confluence downstream for about 3/4 of mile or so then it mixes into the clear river, from there down river-wide has been brown but improving this week. Fishing even in the off color water was good and now the color and visibility have improved tremendously. Weird deal for this time of the year to have the mudline from Hangman continue this long even at low flows. The usual chernobyl / dropper rigs have been getting them, or double nymph indicator rigs if you want to go that route. For nymphs or droppers the usual suspects of rubber leg stones or caddis pupa are go-to choices. Streamer fishing? Sure why not. Caddis hatches continue with some late evening dry fly or caddis emerger (soft hackle) fishing as the sun settles.

  • Current Flow

    3210 ft3/sec

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

  • Miscellaneous

  • The Fishing

    North Fork Clearwater / Kelly Creek Update (June 8th) - Bo called the North Fork Ranger district this morning. There is still 4ft of snow on top of Hoodoo Pass. They do not plow Hoodoo Pass. It snowed 2 inches last night there, just to give you an idea of how cold the temps are and why there is still snow up there. You can access the lower North Fork Clearwater and Kelly Creek via Pierce, ID. There is a landslide near Fix Creek on the NF CW. The upper NF CW is accessible via Deception Saddle, ABSOLUTELY NO TRAILERS ALLOWED on this road, it is not suitable for trailer travel and multiple have already had to be towed out. The upper NF CW has not been cleared of any down trees / debris. Cedars campground is technically open, however there is no services there (water, etc). Currently this area is under staffed for getting all of these items addressed and fixed so be patient and make plans accordingly.

    The Clark Fork near St. Regis is continuing to improve over the week. While on the higher side of fishable, it is staring to be fishable again and we'd recommend chubbies with san juan or squirmy droppers, pheasant tail dropper, and I'd say probably expect to see some pmd hatches mid-day and caddis in the afternoon. No direct reports since I (Sean V.) was over there Memorial Day Weekend, but it was great then and should be starting to get good now after a little runoff from warm temps melted high elevation snow.

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