This fish Cory Luoma from Fly Out Media hooked this past September on the Kootenai River was hot hot hot. He took 3 or 4 strong runs before we were able to settle her down for the net. This is a prime example of the larger class rainbows that we have on the Kootenai River.
Kootenai Angler – March Update
“March is a green muddy month down below, some folks like it, FARMERS mostly.,” said Bear Claw Chris Lapp in a famous line from the movie, Jeremiah Johnson. It was the movie that I saw in the 70’s that was most instrumental in planting that westward migration seed in me. March is a month on the Kootenai that can have some decent fishing …
Kootenai River Report – June 19-25, 2015 – GoFlyfishMontana.com
River Flow – 11,500 CFS Temp 50 degrees, 10-foot visibility, Water temp 52 degrees. Hatches: Believe it or not, small hoppers are working already! Big Carpenter Ants already showing! Chironomids, Little Blue Quills, Some Grannom Caddis and PMD’s starting to show. Effective Patterns: Parachute Adams, Purple Haze, Tan Stimulator, beadhead prince, olive and brown wooly buggers, cone-head sculpin, Purple Prince, Da-Bomb, blue-quill …
River Report August 4-10, 2014
River Flow – 9,000 cfs , 10-15 ft visibility, River Temp – 56 degrees Hatches – Wow its hopper time already, Caddis and PMD’s late in afternoon, some Green Drakes in select areas. Effective Patterns : All Hopper Patterns, #18,20 parachute adams, royal wulff, split-wing purple haze, Kootenai caddis, griffiths gnat. #14, 16 prince nymph da-bomb, #4,6 cone-head black/olive buggers, small olive stimulators, …
RIver Report July 21-30
River Flow – 13,000 cfs , 10-15 ft visibility, River Temp – 52 degrees Hatches – Wow its Hopper time already, Caddis and PMD’s late in afternoon, some Green Drakes in select areas. Effective Patterns : Small Hopper Patterns, #18,20 parachute adams, royal wulff, split-wing purple haze, Kootenai caddis, griffiths gnat. #14, 16 prince nymph da-bomb, #4,6 cone-head black/olive buggers, small olive …
River Report June 24-July 3, 2014
River Flow – 17,000 cfs , 6-12 ft visibility, River Temp – 50 degrees Hatches – Midges, Little Blue Quills, Grannom Caddis, Pale Morning Duns Effective Patterns : #18,20 parachute adams, royal wulff, split-wing purple haze, Kootenai caddis, griffiths gnat. #14, 16 prince nymph da-bomb, #4,6 cone-head black/olive buggers, small olive stimulators. Guide Report: A good number of fish taken using nymphs with …
Kootenai Angler 2013 Newsletter!
2013 Kootenai Angler Newsletter
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