Spokane River, Washington
Hatches
Midges
The Fishing
Warm temps are helping out the Spokane River this week. I went out with Kenyon mid week for a couple hours. Fishing isn't red hot, but will keep improving as things warm. Tungsten jig stones were best, hot bead patterns are worth having on as a dropper or tag fly too. Streamer fishing is best done with a sink-tip and getting down deep. Patterns like the kreelex, gold finger, sculpzillas, marabou patterns like Dornan's chicklet, LE Marabou leeches, etc. Some midges and bwo's out, but not enough (nor warm enough) to get fish up yet.
Current Flow
3830 ft3/sec
Prediction Flow - Lower River / Post Falls
NF CDA - North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Hatches
Midges
The Fishing
Pretty quiet from this area since that last cold snap. The North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene should start to perk back up over this next week with warmer temps in the forecast. Water temps will still be cold though so plan on dredging double nymph rigs (stones, san juans, hot bead patterns, midge pupa) or streamer fishing with sink-tips.
Current Flow
Prichard = 229 ft3/sec
Prediction Flow - Prichard
Cataldo = 1180 ft3/sec
Prediction Flow - Cataldo
St. Joe River, Idaho
Hatches
Midges
The Fishing
No reports from the St. Joe and guessing by both gauges showing ICE I would expect this to be a no go, or very limited at best with open water.
Current Flow
Red Ives = Affected by ice ft3/sec
Prediction Flow - Red Ives
Calder = Affected by ice ft3/sec
Prediction Flow - Calder
Miscellaneous
The Fishing
March 1st Lake opener is around the corner. Sounds like many lakes have some ice, but they were starting to thaw along the edges. Some warm weather and wind should take of it pretty quick and hopefully by the opener.
Steelhead Rivers
The Fishing
Reports are winding down for us on the Snake, Clearwater, and Grande Ronde as the season is getting later and fish closer to spawning. The Grande Ronde is pretty high still for good fly angling but the Snake and Clearwater are good. Reports from the upper Clearwater have been good for b-runs.
Current Flows
Grande Ronde River at Troy - 2530 ft3/sec
Prediction Flow - TroySnake River at Anatone - 18300 ft3/sec
Prediction Flow - Anatone
Clearwater River at Spalding - 10300 ft3/sec
Prediction Flow - Spalding
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