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Salmon River – Middle Fork - August 19th, 2010
supplied by: Radditz Sippler Outfitters (RSO) RECORDED:82 °FISHING: Great
We just finished our 8th and final trip on the Middle Fork for the 2010 season and it was a great trip. We had some Oregon guides join us on this final launch and enjoyed showing them this great river and canyon. Fishing continued to be really solid as decent water volume and cooler nights kept water temps down to optimal levels. Parachute Adams days one and two, then hoppers, hoppers, hoppers, and more hoppers on down the canyon. Thank you to everyone who joined us this year on the Middle Fork and we hope to see you here again in the near future.
Coeur d'Alene River - July 5th, 2010
supplied by: Swede's Fly Shop RECORDED:57 °FISHING: Great
The NFCDA water volumes are in pretty good shape right now, according to R. Weaver, and 30 to 40 fish days are well within reason. While the green drakes are showing up and the cutthroat are aggressively feeding, tossing a big ugly out there will bring some surprising results. A small copper John size 16 or 18 as a dropper would also be a good combination. Weaver says a large stimulator or sofa pillow worked best for him just recently. Drifting the lower river in a pontoon boat can gain you some otherwise difficult access.
St Joe River - July 5th, 2010
supplied by: Swede's Fly Shop RECORDED:57 °FISHING: Good
The river is fishing well and the water volumes are cooperating, clear up to Red Ives. Fly flat and Tin Can are doing well on green drakes, pmd patterns and the rag wool sculpin. fishing in the early mornings or the late afternoons. Crowds are starting to show up in numbers on the weekends, so it would recommended a week day trip might find you more elbow room. If you do not mind walking up stream from Spruce Tree a few miles or so, the rewards are great. Again, as with the NFCDA, take some big uglys along as well as the bead head emergers.
Clearwater River – North Fork - July 5th, 2010
supplied by: Swede's Fly Shop RECORDED:61 °FISHING: Fair
Have a few reports coming in from the NFCWand the Kelly Creek area. The water volumes were up, but the higher one fishes, the less of runoff one has to contend with. Pools and seams really come into play and accuracy of the presentation is more focused, especially using small BWOs, small caddis patterns and even parachute adams in these slower more protected sections of the streams. Our small hot headed mini bugger played a big part in their success as a nymph pattern, as the cutts just slammed into them. Late afternoon and early evening were the best hours to be on the water. Had to work for the fish, but well worth the effort.
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.
Clearwater River - December 4th, 2007
supplied by: The Patient Angler RECORDED:65 °FISHING: Good
Went over to check out the Clearwater River in Idaho a few weeks ago and forgot to post a report, so here it is. The cold Clearwater was running around 3000cfs and clear, which is the average low for this time of year. The Clearwater is a large river that flows into the Snake River at Lewiston. The mainstream Clearwater runs parallel to Hwy 12 for around 60 miles and offers a number of pullouts with access to the river. The lower stretch from Lewiston upstream to Orofino is big open water with long runs and plenty of casting room, perfect for covering water with a Spey Rod. The upper stretch that runs from Orofino upstream to the town of Kooskia is a bit smaller, but has more structure and diversity in water types (riffles, runs and pools). The lower stretch receives a lot of jet boat pressure and the upper stretch is predominantly drift boats. There are boat ramps every 5-7 miles on the upper stretch, which offers boat access to some good water that can’t be easily reached from the road because of lack of roadside pullouts along the good water.
The bulk of the Steelhead run pushes up the river November thru January, so we were a little early, but the allure of 20+ lb Steelhead is hard to pass up if your in the area. The nice thing about being a little early is the lack of angling pressure, so we had the opportunity to fish all of the roadside water we wanted to.
We fished for a couple of days and were able hook-up with two Steelhead. My fishing partner Robin Barnes was the first to hookup with a beautiful wild fish that was 12+ lbs. She ran back and forth across the river, most of the time with her head down putting a pretty good bend in Robin’s 7136-4 Z-AXIS. Finally she gave in and robin was able to tail her for a couple of snap shots. I hooked a very nice fish later that day that looked to be around 15lbs. The hookup seemed to be solid, but during the fight the hook unfortunately pulled out and I lost the fish. We were both fishing the SAGE 7136-4 Z-AXIS Spey Rods, which is a great choice for covering big water in search of big fish. We fished big leech patterns and my Marabou Stinger fly on Type 8 sink-tips. I’m going to try to get back over to the Clearwater in January.
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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