Browse Idaho Fishing Reports

Silver Creek is running stable at 100 cfs with 60°F water—prime conditions for dry flies. Tricos and grasshoppers are both worth matching right now.

Crystal clear water at 1200 cfs and 59°F with Pinks in afternoons and Caddis in evening. Fish buggy dries with droppers all day.

The Clearwater is running cool and stable at 13,400 cfs with 53-degree water, offering prime summer conditions for nymph work.

The Lochsa has dropped to 427 cfs and settled into late-summer low-water patterns, with trout holding tight to pocket water and riffles. Surface activity is increasing, so work small dries over softer seams and feed a jig nymph beneath.

The Saint Joe is among the best summer dry-fly options in the region right now, with stable flows and concentrated trout in predictable lanes. Morning fishing before 2 p.m. is most productive.

The Selway is running stable at summer levels with good dry-fly potential. Fish classic holding water and match Yellow Sallies, caddis, and terrestrials.

South Fork Boise River is running clear and cold at 1200 cfs with afternoon pinks and evening caddis active—a prime window for dropper rigs and buggy dries.

Flows are stable around 6,000 cfs with cooling conditions and rain on tap. PMDs, Blue-Winged Olives, and terrestrials should draw fish.