• Spokane River, Washington

  • Hatches

    Caddis
    Terrestrials

  • The Fishing

    The heat has waned a bit recently and whether this cloud cover is smoke or actual clouds either way it does help the fishing. The flows are low, fishing is best on the lower river below the falls. The upper river as published by the Spokane Riverkeeper team this week is crazy low, if not dry in spots where it looses water to the aquifer. Should you not fish? You can still fish, flows are good on the lower. The Spokane River loses water on a stretch of the upper Spokane River to the aquifer. The river from Sullivan road and downstream is all fed by aquifer recharge entering the system. It runs cold year round.

    Usual summer tactics still which is a dry / dropper rig. What kind of dry? A chubby gets its done typically. What color or size? Swing by for the latest, but smaller sizes in both the dry and nymph have been more productive. Running a longer dropper during the summer is a good call. Caddis nymphs always work, perdigon kinda stuff can work this time of the year, jig stuff like prince nymphs can work. Try fishing small streamers to mix it up too. Nymph rigs through the deep trenches work well, but do be prepared to catch Mr. Whitie when doing that in the summer. Our guide team has reported better fishing this past week.

  • Current Flow

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

    USGS Water-data Flow Graph Spokane River Washington State

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

  • Hatches

    Terrestrials






  • The Fishing

    Not many reports from the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River lately but the few that we have had were good. Some bigger fish in the mix as well. The key to fishing here right now? Find deeper water, which is relatively easy right now since the flows are super low. Temps have cooled off, but do please stop fishing if water temps are in the 68+ degree range which can be around noon or early afternoon on hot days. That being said tubers will still be out mid day anyways so who wants to fish with the rubber hatch going on anyways? Not me. Mornings are best. Smaller patterns can play better right now. We do like prospecting with a small chubby or hopper, but reality can be the dropper will get more play under a pattern like that. Small dries can be more productive too with low water and educated fish.

  • Current Flow

    Prichard = 72.1 ft3/sec
    Prediction Flow - Prichard

    Cataldo = 292 ft3/sec
    Prediction Flow - Cataldo

    USGS Water-data Flow Graph North Fork of the Coeur d' Alene Idaho
  • USGS Water-data Flow Graph North Fork of the Coeur d' Alene Idaho

  • St. Joe River, Idaho

  • Hatches

    Terrestrials

  • The Fishing

    Better reports coming out of the St. Joe River lately. Water temps have cooled off a bit with the longer nights. This cloud/smoke cover is also helping. Hopper / droppers, small chubbies / droppers, small caddis, ants, beetles all good prospecting options. Later summer conditions can also mean fishing smaller dries like midges or small bwos, parachutes, etc to picky risers. For droppers the usual perdigons or spanish bullet types will work well, classics like a small tungsten pt or attractor nymph can be good too. Flows are low but they are everywhere. Find water with some depth.

  • Current Flow

    Red Ives = 83.8 ft3/sec
    Prediction Flow - Red Ives

    Calder = 369 ft3/sec
    Prediction Flow - Calder

    USGS Water-data Flow Graph North Fork of the St Joe Rover at Red Ives Idaho
  • USGS Water-data Flow Graph St Joe River Idaho

  • Miscellaneous

  • The Fishing

    Nothing really new to report out there. I'd still and will recommend the North Fork of the Clearwater / Kelly Cr. until it gets really cold sometime in October. Same tactics / patterns as the St. Joe typically... hopper/droppers, caddis, some small dries for picky fish. Perdigon tungsten kinda stuff for droppers.

  • Steelhead Rivers

  • The Fishing

    Nothing really has changed on the steelhead front locally. Some whispers of a few fish being caught on the lower Clearwater River which is normal this time of the season. Steelhead numbers this year have been trending better than last year and better than the 10 year average.

    Copy and paste this link to view steelhead dam counts, you will need to select "Steelhead" from the menu list to view the steelhead numbers: https://www.fpc.org/web/apps/adultsalmon/R_yeartodatecomparisontable_results.php#tabs-5

  • Current Flows

    Grande Ronde River at Troy - 449 ft3/sec
    Prediction Flow - Troy

    USGS Water-data Flow Graph Grande Ronde River Washington State

    Snake River at Anatone - 14500 ft3/sec
    Prediction Flow - Anatone

    USGS Water-data Flow Graph Snake River Washington State

    Clearwater River at Spalding - 10300 ft3/sec
    Prediction Flow - Spalding

    USGS Water-data Flow Graph Clearwater River Idaho State

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