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 …
Little Blue Quill Hatch | Kootenai River, Montana
Here on the Kootenai River, we see our first significant hatches in March and April. The water is cold, the rainbow trout are spawning in the main river, and you can expect some discoloration in the water as a result of runoff from tributaries entering the Kootenai River below the dam. On sunny days, we do see that dry fly …