Browse Idaho Fishing Reports

Flows have dropped to 3,390 CFS with water at 54 degrees on the Kootenai. Nymphing is the main game, with dry-fly action during warm spells as October caddis and mahogany mayflies emerge.

Clear water and stable flows are making for solid angling on the Kootenai. October caddis, mahogany duns, and blue-wing olives are on the water, with nymphing working well in the morning and streamers productive all day over structure.

Fall conditions are ideal on the Kootenai, with stable flows, cool water, and active hatches drawing eager trout across a lightly fished river.

Excellent conditions with steady mayfly and caddis hatches and minimal pressure. Expect October Caddis to fire soon as flows gradually decline into fall.

Solid daytime hatches of mayflies and caddis with nymphing and streamer fishing both productive for 12-16 inch trout.

The Kootenai is running steady with unusually cool water and strong dry fly action on mayfly and evening caddis hatches.

Cold tailwater below Libby Dam keeps the Kootenai primed in late August, with caddis hatches, abundant hoppers, and 61°F water temps pushing eager rainbows 12–16 inches in size.

The Kootenai is delivering consistent late-summer fishing with foam attractors, nymphs, and grasshoppers all producing. Stable flows and cool water are holding solid rainbows, cutthroats, bulls, and occasional browns in the 12-16 inch range.