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The Saint Joe is producing throughout with stable fall flows and cooler water supporting solid insect activity. Fish afternoons and evenings for best results.

Steelhead swinging on the Clearwater can be challenging but pays off when it clicks. Stable October conditions with 57-degree water and 3,130 cfs flows.

Kelly Creek is in excellent shape with good access and responsive trout. October caddis and mahogany duns are the main hatches.

Fall hatches are active on the North Fork with October caddis and mahogany duns working well, though low flows demand longer leaders and lighter tippets.

Good fall fishing continues with caddis, duns, and pseudo baetis active. Work early mornings with a dropper rig in deeper pools before temperatures warm.

Low flows at 159 cfs have stabilized on the Henrys Fork with Blue Wing Olives hatching. Fish have concentrated in deeper channels as weed beds expose, making precise placement and attractor patterns more effective.

The South Fork is slightly off-color with moss, but fish are feeding actively on small bugs along foam lines. Small Baetis patterns and midges will do the work.

Covers Sep 30–Oct 7

Plan to fish the Big Lost in the afternoons next week when water warms. Flows are dropping across the system, creating good opportunities in shallow seams and deeper runs.