Browse Idaho Fishing Reports

The Clark Fork is running strong with good floating conditions and fall hatches active. Heavier sculpins and buggers work well in the elevated water.

The Clark Fork is in good shape for floating with manageable flows and overcast fall conditions.

The Clark Fork near St. Regis is fishing well in fall with elevated flows trending down. Mahogany duns and October caddis are active; try hoppers and low-profile patterns.

Fish are active near St. Regis in fall-type water, responding well to hoppers and low-profile dries. Mahogany Duns, BWOs, October Caddis, and Hecuba mayflies are hatching.

Strong hatches and feeding fish made for very good fishing, though flows were elevated and shifting.

Stellar fishing on the Clark Fork with excellent September and October hatches, including sporadic but highly effective Hecuba mayflies on the lower drainage.

The Clark Fork is running high and rising after recent rain, with flows at 11,500 cfs below Cabinet Gorge Dam. Larger, darker presentations are worth trying in the increased current.

The Clark Fork is running above normal with rising flows in early September, pushing steelhead into holding water along margins and deeper inside bends.

Hoot Owl restrictions lifted downstream from Blackfoot with cooler water around Superior and St. Regis. Tricos, caddis, and parasitic wasps are on the water.

Flows are rising to 3,690 cfs under Hoot Owl restriction (midnight to 2 PM only). Focus on soft edges with weighted bugs and terrestrials.

Morning-only fishing under Hoot Owl restrictions, with low but rising flows.