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NF of the Coeur d'Alene River ©2009 Double Spey Outfitters, LLC
Updated 07.27.10
NF of the Coeur d'Alene River ©2009 Double Spey Outfitters, LLC
Updated 07.27.10
Crab Creek
Where: Crab Creek
Hatches: BWO's
Report:Crab Creek Fishing Report: The very upper end still has cool water, but the rest of Lincoln County the creek is warming and dropping fast. We are done for the spring season on my lease. Fish the morning cooler water and land the fish fast so they survive. If we get into the 90’s, think about not fishing at all to keep the fish safe. Standard nymphing and streamer stuff still works well. Good Fishing……G.L. Britton/>
River Flows
• Irby, WA
• Moses Lake, WA
Hatches: BWO's
Report:Crab Creek Fishing Report: The very upper end still has cool water, but the rest of Lincoln County the creek is warming and dropping fast. We are done for the spring season on my lease. Fish the morning cooler water and land the fish fast so they survive. If we get into the 90’s, think about not fishing at all to keep the fish safe. Standard nymphing and streamer stuff still works well. Good Fishing……G.L. Britton/>
River Flows
• Irby, WA
• Moses Lake, WA
Spokane River
Where:
Hatches:
Report: Spokane River Fishing Report: The river is dropping fast and is out of the willows. I would fish the Spokane Valley section in the evenings either with nymphs or swinging caddis pupae or soft hackle patterns. Some guys do OK on streamers, but it has never worked that great for me. I like tungsten beaded prince nymphs w/ a black bead and tied on a heavy wire scud hook. Good luck finding them at a fly shop. You guys want flies cheap and that has pushed most of the domestic tiers out of business and the price we pay is we can’t get the real good stuff. So take a tying class and do it yourself. With the lower water, the lower river is also beginning to fish well. Good fishing…G.L. Britton.
River Flows
• Post Falls, ID
• Greenacres, WA
Hatches:
Report: Spokane River Fishing Report: The river is dropping fast and is out of the willows. I would fish the Spokane Valley section in the evenings either with nymphs or swinging caddis pupae or soft hackle patterns. Some guys do OK on streamers, but it has never worked that great for me. I like tungsten beaded prince nymphs w/ a black bead and tied on a heavy wire scud hook. Good luck finding them at a fly shop. You guys want flies cheap and that has pushed most of the domestic tiers out of business and the price we pay is we can’t get the real good stuff. So take a tying class and do it yourself. With the lower water, the lower river is also beginning to fish well. Good fishing…G.L. Britton.
River Flows
• Post Falls, ID
• Greenacres, WA
Coeur d'Alene River
Where: NF Coeur d'Alene - Between Enaville & Cataldo
Hatches: , BWO's,PMD's
Report: Coeur d’Alene River Fishing Report: The CDA and it’s tribs are fishing good from Cataldo to the headwaters. Please turn in the many poachers as we seem to have invisible game wardens for right now and it is up to us to protect it. Little yellow cranes, PMD’s, small grey caddis, and a few golden stones round out the hatches. Water is still cold in the AM and I don’t feel you need to start until after 9:00 AM and fish till full dark. The lower river is still very floatable for the pontoon boat crowd. The rising fish in the late evening have been locked on micro caddis and are proving rather tough to fool. Good Luck……G.L. Britton
River Flows
• Shoshone Creek near Prichard, ID
• Cataldo, ID
Hatches: , BWO's,PMD's
Report: Coeur d’Alene River Fishing Report: The CDA and it’s tribs are fishing good from Cataldo to the headwaters. Please turn in the many poachers as we seem to have invisible game wardens for right now and it is up to us to protect it. Little yellow cranes, PMD’s, small grey caddis, and a few golden stones round out the hatches. Water is still cold in the AM and I don’t feel you need to start until after 9:00 AM and fish till full dark. The lower river is still very floatable for the pontoon boat crowd. The rising fish in the late evening have been locked on micro caddis and are proving rather tough to fool. Good Luck……G.L. Britton
River Flows
• Shoshone Creek near Prichard, ID
• Cataldo, ID
Snake/Grande Ronde
Where:
Report: Snake & Grande Ronde Fishing Report: Steelhead are coming over Lower Granite Dam at almost 500 per day now which means the Lewiston guys will be hitting the cold water of the Clearwater River and maybe getting a fish or two. If the Snake doesn’t get too warm too quick we could see some early fish in the Rhonde this fall. Still don’t expect decent fishing until at the earliest, mid September. Start your tying now, you don’t want to waste any time when the fish are here! Good Luck to the Steelyhood…..G.L. Britton
River Flows
• Snake River near Anatone, WA
Report: Snake & Grande Ronde Fishing Report: Steelhead are coming over Lower Granite Dam at almost 500 per day now which means the Lewiston guys will be hitting the cold water of the Clearwater River and maybe getting a fish or two. If the Snake doesn’t get too warm too quick we could see some early fish in the Rhonde this fall. Still don’t expect decent fishing until at the earliest, mid September. Start your tying now, you don’t want to waste any time when the fish are here! Good Luck to the Steelyhood…..G.L. Britton
River Flows
• Snake River near Anatone, WA