Spokane River, Washington

Hatches

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The Fishing

Finally, we are seeing seasonally normal flows on the Spokane. Fishing has been quite good this last week on all stretches of the river. There have been some solid BWO hatches on certain days, although fish actively rising to them has been a bit streaky. Nymphing is still the most productive method to find a few fish. Skwala stones have been getting more active. Nothing new on patterns, stick with a stonefly and some kind of hot bead attractor for a dropper. Tossing a streamer around has been marginally productive, water temps are still cold so keep it low and slow on the retrieve. Should be a great 6 weeks of fishing coming up before the river closes March 15th for the spawning season.

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Current Flow

4520 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Lower River / Post Falls

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

Hatches

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The Fishing

Plenty of good fishing to be had up here lately and should continue with warm temps in the forecast. We’ve heard there is a ton of downed trees higher up the drainage from the rain/windstorm combo we had earlier this winter so be wary of road conditions if you choose to venture upriver. I’ve said this many times before, but in the winter, fishing is generally best below Prichard so don’t feel like you must drive as far up the road as your rig will take you. Cutthroat prefer slow, deep water this time of year and there’s much more of that to be found in the lower portion of the system. Stick with nymph rigs for the most part, a slowly fished streamer could work too. I’d have a few midge and BWO dries for the odd chance at some risers.

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Current Flow

Prichard = 1040 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Prichard

Cataldo = 3350 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Cataldo

St. Joe River, Idaho

Hatches

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The Fishing

It’s abnormally early to be considering this as an option, but due to the lack of snow the St Joe is a reasonable place to find a few fish. Apart from some shelf ice here and there, the river below Marble Creek has plenty of access for wade and boat anglers. I’d suggest the same tactics as the CDA, water temps are still frigid so look for the classic winter holding zones.

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Current Flow

Red Ives = 211 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Red Ives

Calder = 3080 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Calder

Miscellaneous

The Fishing

Should be some more lakes soon with open water considering the warming trend. However, we haven’t heard anything for reports lately. Some of the local favorites like Amber, Medical and Coffeepot open on March 1st so have those on the radar next month, odds are good they will be ice free.

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Steelhead Rivers

The Fishing

Flows look good down south if you still have the steelhead itch. Sounds like the Ronde is kicking fish out consistently. Haven’t heard much else for direct reports but it’s a worthwhile option currently.

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Current Flows

Grande Ronde River at Troy - 1840 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Troy

Snake River at Anatone - 21000 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Anatone

Clearwater River at Spalding - 9520 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Spalding