Panhandle
Kootenai River
Fall conditions are ideal on the Kootenai, with stable flows, cool water, and active hatches drawing eager trout across a lightly fished river.
Very low · 4,110 cfs
Current conditions, flows, and hatch notes for Idaho rivers: updated as new reports are published.
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Panhandle
Fall conditions are ideal on the Kootenai, with stable flows, cool water, and active hatches drawing eager trout across a lightly fished river.
Panhandle
Cooling water and receding levels are pushing trout to the shallows. Pike stay active; bass are slowing except around sunny structure.
Panhandle
Excellent afternoon and evening fishing with cooler temperatures spreading fish throughout the river; mornings are slower. Flows stable at 417 cfs.
Panhandle
Fall hatches are underway on the North Fork with October Caddis and Mahogany Duns active, and stable low flows concentrating fish in deeper pools.
Panhandle
Lake Pend Oreille is fishing fair to good in fall with active smallmouth in the shallows and pike working structure before winter.
Panhandle
Coeur d'Alene River is fishing very good with strong hatches and plenty of feeding fish. Flows remain stable and below normal, favoring fine-line presentations.
Panhandle
The Saint Joe is fishing well with flows in the 400s and falling. Target fall caddis and terrestrials as the system cools.
