Spokane River, Washington

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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

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

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

Hatches

Terrestrials

The Fishing

The North Fork Coeur d'Alene is not our number one choice and never really is during the summer. It is very low so you will need to find the pools, the rest of the river will be void of fish. During these last few warm days the mornings will be best, cooler weather will help... and rain would be super nice. You can try hoppers / ants / beetlers, but a small pattern may get less refusals. Definitely go longer / finer leaders and tippet. We have had some okay reports here but again, typicaly dog-days of summer fishing is not the greatest option.

Current Flow

Prichard = 66.5 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Prichard

Cataldo = 244 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Cataldo

St. Joe River, Idaho

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Terrestrials

The Fishing

Good reports coming out of the St. Joe River this past week and Labor Day Weekend. While we are still in summer mode we are looking forward to the upcoming cooler weather and hopefully some rain. Your usual dog-days hopper/dropper rigs will find fish or chubbies with droppers. Small dries like midges, bwo's, or ants can be key for picky fish. Droppers off a hopper can be smaller perdigons, lightning bugs, pcp nymphs, jig caddis, etc. September is an excellent time of the year to fish the St. Joe River.

Current Flow

Red Ives = 64.6 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Red Ives

Calder = 304 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Calder

Miscellaneous

The Fishing

The North Fork of the Clearwater / Kelly Creek is and will continue to be a good option. We'd still suggest the usual summertime tactics of hoppers or chubbies with droppers, but like other fisheries around here a small midge, bwo, or caddis can play well for pickier fish.

Steelhead Rivers

The Fishing

The lower Clearwater River is producing some steelhead. Usual early season tactics of dry lines and traditionals is the go-to right now.

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 - 423 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Troy

Snake River at Anatone - 14300 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Anatone

Clearwater River at Spalding - 8140 ft³/sec
Prediction Flow - Spalding