Fishing Report

May 27th is Opening Day in Idaho! Fly-tying benches have been cleaned and put in order, and fly boxes stuffed with this years arsenal. Reels have slick new lines on them and their insides have a fresh coat of grease. Float tubes are being filled from their winter sag – to summertime tight. Waders were patched with the first signs…

Very little to report this week. The reservoirs continue to fill and spill over. Flood warnings are in place for the towns south of the valley and most rivers haven’t even begun to run off yet. A warmer weekend should make for nice weather to explore “ice out” on our area reservoirs. With large chunks of ice still around on…

With the Creek closing this week, the Big Wood will be the only game in town for awhile. The good news is, we are about to begin the single best month for catch rates on this river for the entire year. There are still very few areas to park a vehicle, so those anglers willing to do some walking are…

It's been cold out on the river lately, but the fish are rising good in the afternoon time frames. Midge hatches are becoming more and more regular and the consistency of the hatching midge has sparked angler interest. There are still many, many places and angler can make fresh tracks through the snow and find fish that haven't seen much…

No significant changes from our last report. Silver Creek may be fishing a little better. The Big Wood continues to go virtually unfished in places where the road access is limited and one is forced to walk in the snow or in the river itself. The winter storms keep rolling in providing plenty of warm days. Midge hatches remain relatively…

The fishing continues to be outstanding as our winter storms continue to roll in. Lots of low pressure systems, means lots of good fishing weather. Midge activity is growing daily, with the majority of insects hatching in the late afternoon. With the approach of February and March this timing will shift to the morning hours, but for the rest of…

Our January thaw showed up in a timely fashion this year. Weeks of ice and subzero temperatures have been replaced by one Pacific storm after the next. Daytime temperatures are very comfortable for fishing, but with a constant snow fall, our access points have been extremely limited. Anglers willing to park wherever they are safely able, and then willing to…

It was only a matter of days following the last report that most of our area rivers froze up to the point where they weren't fishable. In fact I have not seen, nor spoke to one single person that has cast a line in the last two weeks! With the holidays upon us, our low pressure patterns have returned and…

We are in our first real cold snap of the winter, which has followed our first real snow fall of the winter. The rivers are picture perfect settings for winter fishing, but you better be prepared for the temperatures. The fishing is quite good for a few hours everyday, as the fish have to eat no matter the temperature. Make…

Good news and bad in the fishing report this week. The bad news is, with winter approaching and not a great degree of fishing change through the winter we will be going to a bimonthly report. The good news is the fishing report will be including a few additional reports from our favorite lodges as they begin their prime seasons.…