Browse Idaho Fishing Reports

Low steelhead numbers mean low pressure on the Clearwater. Expect to fish sink-tips and weighted flies as cool autumn water arrives.

Kelly Creek is fishing well with good access and solid hatches of BWOs, October Caddis, and Mahogany Duns. Conditions are responsive to temperature swings typical of fall in the North-Central Idaho high country.

The Clearwater is running clear at 3,130 cfs and 52 degrees with excellent swing-water conditions and strong steelhead passage. Drift boats are very doable; jet boaters should exercise caution on shallow rocks.

The Clearwater is running steady and clear at 3,000 cfs with 56-degree water, offering solid steelhead conditions despite lighter runs than last season.

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.

Steelhead are trickling in as September cools and flows drop to 3,200 cfs at Spalding. Work heavier attractors near the edges as the water becomes more fishable.