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Pend Oreille River <br> and Tributaries - January 3rd, 2012
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop RECORDED:34 °FISHING: Fair
Fishing on Pend Oreille has been tough latley. Not many fish are being caught right now trolling...and there is hardly any ice on the big lake right now, so ice fishing is also tough. The Clark Fork River and tribs have been producing some fish...but not many. The lake temp was around 38 degrees yesterday. At least is was a beautiful day to be on the water.
Clearwater River - September 27th, 2011
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop RECORDED:78 °FISHING: Excellent
Fishing has been very good. The flows are down to 3090 cfs at Peck, ID. The last recon team landed 17 fish in two days on fly. Small flies and dry lines or intermediate tips are working great. Anything with peacock or polar bear in it is working (natural UV reflector) so I imagine some UV ice dub...etc..will also work. Good luck if you go. See you down there next weekend. Now that the clave is over there should be less people on the water and fishing we remain awesome until catch and kill opens.
The Snake, Ronde, and Salmon are also fishing great now!!!!
Coeur d'Alene River - August 22nd, 2011
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop RECORDED:85 °FISHING: Good
The CDA River is still producing some fish. With the cooler nights, the water has been cooling off a little. The flows are still low, but the fish spread out near creek mouths and deep holes where they can find the cooler water. Caddis, PMD's, and Hoppers are all working well. Hoppers with a PMD or Caddis dropper is very fun to fish. Good Luck and Have Fun!
Salmon River – Middle Fork - July 25th, 2011
supplied by: Radditz Sipler Outfitters (RSO) RECORDED:85 °FISHING: Excellent
It's been a great year on the Middle Fork so far. We just finished our 3rd consecutive six day trip on the Middle Fork with Helfrich River Outfitters. The river was at 3.33 feet this trip after starting the first two trips at 5.44 and 4.16. Great flows and great weather have been the norm so far. Fishing continues to be outstanding with some boats landing over 100 fish per day!
St Joe River - July 21st, 2011
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop RECORDED:71 °FISHING: Great
Flows are right around 3,060 cfs right now and fishing has been very good. Dry Flies are bringing up fish right now throughout mid-day into the evening. Yellow Sallies, Stimis, Chubby Chernobyls, and Ants are all working well. Floating is the best option with the higher flows. Good luck and have fun out there.
Calvin
Salmon River - March 8th, 2010
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop RECORDED:41 °FISHING: Excellent
I've been over here for the past three weeks now, and the river is really turning on. Deadwater, the ice-dam that blocks flows and the migration of steelhead around Shoup, has busted up which has brought a push of fresher fish to the upper river. Most efforts have been focused from Shoup to Salmon. It has been warm over here lately too, making the river a little cloudy (which it always seems to be) and melting the ice sheets that have been on the banks. In the mornings, the water temp has been around 38 and has been warming up to around 45-47. For those of you who swing, you know that ideal temperatures for this technique are above 40 degrees, which this river is currently at. Look for the fish to be less grabby than in the fall though. If you like to keep hatchery fish, make sure that what you're keeping are destined for the smoker, these fish have been in freshwater for quite awhile now.
Snake River - August 11th, 2009
supplied by: The Moscow Fly Shop RECORDED:100 °FISHING: Fairmaps HOWDY! from way up here in Moscow Idaho.
Where the fishing--make that fly fishing, IS THE BEST! We've got the hottest spots for those heavy-duty Brookies and there's Rainbows in practically every puddle. Now on with the report: SNAKE RIVER fishing reports, rather fly fishing report for North Idaho area. Well, the water is wet and the level is good and its not muddy like in the spring. By level I mean when your actually there you can comfortably use the trails, docks and boat launches etc. Water is cool 60's, varies depending on the depth. Weather air temp is hot 92 ~ 102 but tomorrow its cooling off so next couple of days the weather temp will be a balmy 81. Deep holes next to the trail in the habitat can yield some monsters. This is located just paste the public Hells Gate boat launch apx 2/10 of a mile. If your online researching its spelled many ways: Hells Gate, Hellsgate, Hell’s Gate or Idaho Hell's Gate Wildlife Habitat. Good luck on finding a map so here’s a little location note: Just keep driving PAST Hells Gate Park and you will soon see some parking and a sign on your right. No vehicles allowed, but its less than a mile and the trail is really smooth once you get to the river. Watch out for spiders, rattlesnakes, mountain billy goats and alligators. Oh your still reading, just tossing in a bit of humor there, sorry to disappoint but there are not any gators. Okay ... wrapping up this report with get your gear ready before you get out there!… and CATCH A BIG ONE! A somewhat related note or news in our area: Our little mom and pop fly fishing shop.. amazingly named Moscow Fly Shop has just recently made a major move to Moscow's Main street at the light. Just a little clarification here, we are talking about MOSCOW IDAHO. Pretty much if you can catch me (when I’m not off running fly casting classes or at the radio station) we can have a cup of joe and shoot the breeze. A lot of people mention the latest flies to use at Kelly Creek, North Fork, Little North Fork or what's going on with the runs on the Snake River, Clearwater and Hell's Gate Habitat trails.
Big Wood River - June 6th, 2007
supplied by: Silver Creek Outfitters RECORDED:60 °FISHING: Good
We may be in a holding pattern for a few more days as we await the first big Green Drake hatches of the year. Watch the temperature and once you see a few more hot days coming you can be sure the Green Drake will hit the river! The Green Drake loves the heat, so watch the forecast for warming days and then prepare to see bugs in the rivers lower reaches. With the cooler weather, Large Orange or Royal Stimulators will still take fish up and down the river, and don’t forget to have a bunch of little yellow Stimulators as the Little Sallies will be making a strong late afternoon appearance when the weather improves. Fish are responding to bead-headed nymphs all over the river, but also have some good Green Drake nymphs in your box the next few weeks as the trout may get more selective to this pattern with the emergence of the real thing.
Silver Creek - June 6th, 2007
supplied by: Silver Creek Outfitters RECORDED:62 °FISHING: Great
Cooler days are going to provide less action, but once the thermometer starts showing daily highs in the 70’s and 80’s again we can expect morning hatches and spinner falls to bring up a fair amount of fish. PMD and Baetis are always on center stage this time of year, but fish will still respond well to terrestrial and even large Green Drake patterns on the upper waters. The evenings will provide some surface activity as well. With the Brown Drake coming off slowly in the lower reaches, this can be a fantastic time of year to get great evening fishing in the Conservancy waters, and have it mostly to yourself while the rest of the angling community chases the Drake! The Brown Drake hatch has been coming and going with no regular frequency, probably due to the full moon and inconsistent weather and poor downstream water conditions. Who would have thought the Big Wood would have better clarity than lower Silver Creek at the end of May? The sloughs are fishing well and nearby Stanton’s Crossing on the Big Wood are both nice afternoon options between hatches and spinner falls.
Boise River – South Fork - June 6th, 2007
supplied by: Silver Creek Outfitters RECORDED:62 °FISHING: Good
Keep your eyes on the flows for the South Fork, it was recently raised to 1,600 cfs and looks like it may be dropping a bit soon, but if the river will level off here, this is a nice boating flow for the driftboat crowd. The Salmon Flies should be along here in the first part of June and one can always count on the bizarre, but extraordinary Caddis hatches here in the spring. Many anglers fish nymph rigs with good sized indicators when floating in the early season. If you want to find surface activity look carefully in the back bays and side channels, as well as any big eddie. A size 16 Parachute Adams is a winner if you find fish sipping discreetly in the quieter waters.
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