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

Hatches

BWO's
Winter Stones (capnia / nemouras)
Skwalas

The Fishing

Flows have come down considerably on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River since last week's update. No direct reports as of the last couple days, but since the NF CDA and St. Joe River fish very similar I'd say the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene is good-to-go. At current levels and dropping more opportunities will open up. A raft or drift boat does help with covering more fishable water, however, there is still plenty of chances from the bank too. Pack your dry flies... it's that time of the year!

Join us Tuesday 3/31 at the Garland for the annual International Fly Fishing Film Festival and Fundraiser for the Spokane Riverkeeper organization! We have some super nice raffles including a Winston Air 2 fly rod, Scott G Series fly rod, Galvan fly reel, Lamson Fly Reel, packs and bags from Fishpond, Outcast and Patagonia, plus a guided trip on the Spokane River with the Silver Bow! Doors 5pm, show starts at 7pm.

Current Flow

Prichard = 1260 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Prichard

Cataldo = 4180 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Cataldo

St. Joe River, Idaho

Hatches

BWO's
Winter Stones (capnia / nemouras)

The Fishing

Join us Tuesday 3/31 at the Garland for the annual International Fly Fishing Film Festival and Fundraiser for the Spokane Riverkeeper organization! We have some super nice raffles including a Winston Air 2 fly rod, Scott G Series fly rod, Galvan fly reel, Lamson Fly Reel, packs and bags from Fishpond, Outcast and Patagonia, plus a guided trip on the Spokane River with the Silver Bow! Doors 5pm, show starts at 7pm.

The St. Joe River fished very well Saturday for Mike and other anglers. Sticking to the "slower" water areas is key to success during these early season days. Fish are looking up and will eat swkalas and nemouras. The river above Avery is not ideal yet (still very early) and the road conditions are not good, many down trees and boulders from a windy / wet winter. The better water is below Avery anyways. Don't wait til summer to fish... there was minimal snowpack this year so water conditions this summer might get very tough. The spring however should be excellent.

Current Flow

Red Ives = 471 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Red Ives

Calder = 4680 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Calder

Miscellaneous

The Fishing

Join us Tuesday 3/31 at the Garland for the annual International Fly Fishing Film Festival and Fundraiser for the Spokane Riverkeeper organization! We have some super nice raffles including a Winston Air 2 fly rod, Scott G Series fly rod, Galvan fly reel, Lamson Fly Reel, packs and bags from Fishpond, Outcast and Patagonia, plus a guided trip on the Spokane River with the Silver Bow! Doors 5pm, show starts at 7pm.

This is a great time of year to explore a variety of lakes around the area. When the rivers are high and unpredictable, lake fishing is a great time to pull on some large fish and spend a nice day on the water. The local favorites have all been fishing well. Amber and Coffeepot continue to be the most consistent for numbers and quality of fish. Medical has been picking up a bit but still tough a lot of days, some really nice fish have been caught here recently though. Fourth of July lake is open for a few more days, it will close until next winter after March 31st.

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

Spokane River, Washington

Hatches

n/a

The Fishing

Join us Tuesday 3/31 at the Garland for the annual International Fly Fishing Film Festival and Fundraiser for the Spokane Riverkeeper organization! We have some super nice raffles including a Winston Air 2 fly rod, Scott G Series fly rod, Galvan fly reel, Lamson Fly Reel, packs and bags from Fishpond, Outcast and Patagonia, plus a guided trip on the Spokane River with the Silver Bow! Doors 5pm, show starts at 7pm.

The Spokane River from the WA/ID state line down to Nine Mile Falls Dam is now closed until the Saturday before Memorial Day. This closure is to help protect spawning Redband rainbows.

Current Flow

17900 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Lower River / Post Falls

Steelhead Rivers

The Fishing

Join us Tuesday 3/31 at the Garland for the annual International Fly Fishing Film Festival and Fundraiser for the Spokane Riverkeeper organization! We have some super nice raffles including a Winston Air 2 fly rod, Scott G Series fly rod, Galvan fly reel, Lamson Fly Reel, packs and bags from Fishpond, Outcast and Patagonia, plus a guided trip on the Spokane River with the Silver Bow! Doors 5pm, show starts at 7pm.

Reports for steelheading on the Grande Ronde, Snake and Clearwater are wrapped up for the season. Time to let them spawn. We will begin reports for steelies late summer as they trickle back into the Columbia system. We will periodically have some smallmouth reports from this region when we get them.

Current Flows

Grande Ronde River at Troy - 3660 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Troy

Snake River at Anatone - 33500 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Anatone

Clearwater River at Spalding - 33700 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Spalding