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 …
Kootenai River Report – May 23-30, 2015 – GoFlyfishMontana.com
River Flow – 26,500 CFS Temp 42 degrees, 10-foot visibility, Water temps warming up. STURGEON AUGMENTATION FLOWS FOR 7 DAYS, maximum powerhouse water discolored, heavy flows Hatches: Big Carpenter Ants already showing! Chironomids, Little Blue Quills, Silver Stripe Caddis, Blue-wing Olives, Western March Brown beginning to show. Some good dry fly activity happening in the afternoons. Effective Patterns: Parachute Adams, Purple Haze, …