August 9, 2026

Spokane River

Current conditions for Spokane River · Map, access and gauges

Flow

498 cfs

Trend

Steady

Observed

7d ago

Hatch Status

Pseudo-baetis hatching

Conditions

Cold groundwater keeps the Spokane fishable despite low flows running around 500 cfs. Skip the thin water above Sullivan and focus your effort below downtown where there's more current and depth to work with. As of August 26, conditions were mainly clear with temps in the upper 80s and stable flows. Hopper patterns and low-profile foam dries are drawing increased interest, with sparse caddis and pseudo-baetis showing up in slow tailouts.

Gauges

Techniques

  • Good dry fly activity on hopper patterns and low-profile foam dries; bench chubby type patterns; small ant pattern effective; long leaders and downstream presentation

Recommended flies

HoppersFoam DriesAntsCaddisPseudo-baetis