Panhandle · Yesterday
Clark Fork River
The Clark Fork is running high and rising due to dam releases, with flows hitting 16,100 cfs at Cabinet Gorge as of September 4.
16,100 cfs ↑High
Idaho · Friday, September 4
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Today on the water
Updated yesterday · 7 regions
North-Central Idaho
Clearwater River
Early steelhead season is underway with prime water conditions: 10,700 cfs flow and 51°F temperature at Spalding, backed by cool Dworshak water and overcast skies.
10,700 cfs
Excellent
Panhandle
Coeur d'Alene River
Fall cooling has trout responding well, but low flows at 323 cfs are concentrating fish in slack water and requiring technical presentations with small flies.
323 cfs ↑
Panhandle
Kootenai River
Flows are falling to around 7,000 cfs with water temps at 56°F. Nymphing dominates the bite, backed by early morning Tricos and midday hoppers.
6,790 cfs ↓
Good
Panhandle
Lake Pend Oreille
Fall is settling in at Pend Oreille with smallmouth cruising shallows and pike reappearing. Upper-60s water temps make for solid streamer fishing before the winter lull.
Blue ribbon waters
37 in Idaho
- Teton RiverUpper Snake / Eastern Idaho · 73 mi · yellowstone cutthroat, rainbow
Silver CreekSouth Central Idaho · 26 mi · rainbow, brown
M.F. Salmon RiverSalmon Region · 106 mi · westslope cutthroat, rainbow/redband
Kelly CreekNorth-Central Idaho · 17 mi · westslope cutthroat, bull trout present/protected
What we cover
Idaho, as of this morning
135
named waters
236
gauges, every 15 min
769
mapped access sites
Waters by type
- Recommended fly water69
- Blue ribbon rivers37
- Reservoirs21
- Lakes8
5,553 river miles mapped37 blue ribbon waters7 regions
2,320
listings statewide
0
paid placements
30
local report sources
Who's listed
sums to 2,320
- Licensed guides2,123
- Outfitters197
What outfitters offer
125 of 197 outfitter profiles
- Guided fly fishing124
- Guided conventional105
- Multi-day trips105
- Private water103
- Public water102
- Drift boat95
100% matched to a state licence
32
species covered
15
native to Idaho
68°
our stop-fishing line
Species by group
sums to 32
Trout
8
Bass & panfish
4
Carp & minnows
4
Salmon & steelhead
3
Char
3
Catfish
2
Perch & walleye
2
Whitefish & grayling
2
Pike & muskie
2
Sturgeon
1
Burbot
1
Origin
31 of 32 classified
- Native15
- Introduced14
- Hybrid2
33
hatches tracked
609
water × hatch windows
52
rivers with windows
Hatch activity by month
windows open, not windows starting
Busiest in July, with 404 windows open. Quietest in January, with 27.
Hatches by type
sums to 33
Mayflies
12
Stoneflies
4
Caddis
3
Terrestrials
3
Damsels & dragons
2
Crustaceans
2
Baitfish
2
Mammals
1
True bugs
1
Midges
1
Aquatic worms
1
Amphibians
1
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