Four-Wheel Drive Tours & Tenkara

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This year we are adding 4-wheel Drive tours to our guided trips. The tours are designed to offer a guided tour to some of the off-the-beaten-path areas of our area. Since only 10% of Lincoln County is privately owned there are large areas within the Kootenai National Forest that can be accessed by logging roads. These tours are designed to …

Fly Fishing Show Happenings | Kootenai Angler

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I performed once again at the Denver, Atlanta and Pleasanton Flyfishing shows. I got to finally not only met but had Chris Santella join me for a lunch gig at the Denver Show. I had been hearing about Chris and have traded emails over the years but never got to meet him. Along with his award winning writing, he’s a …

Big Game, Upland Bird, and Waterfowl Hunts | Kootenai Angler

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This season we are offering big game hunting for deer and elk. With an abundance of whitetail deer in the Kootenai National Forest it has many opportunities for rattling during the rut. Archery season form elk is always an exciting time to be in the woods.  We offer one on one guided hunts or one on two guided hunts. The …

Unplugged in the Yaak | Kootenai Angler

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Off-the-Grid Lodging Alternative If you are looking for the ultimate in getting away from it all, look no farther. The last several winters I have worked on an 80-acre property situated overlooking a high mountain meadow in the Yaak. The Yaak is located in the extreme NW corner of Montana, and it’s where I obtained my first job as a …

Kootenai Highland Games | July 14-16, 2017

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We are hosting the 5th annual Kootenai Highland Games in July. It the Scottish American Athletic Association highland games including Caber Toss, Hammer Throw, Breamer Stone, etc. along with the Clans and pipers singing of anthems. They are returning to River Bend again this year July 14-16. Friday night offers live music, fun games and vendors. Saturday is the main …

Disabled Veteran’s Fishing Trips | Kootenai Angler

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Last fall was our third annual year for the Disabled Veteran’s trip. As you may have heard we were able to negotiate a special access to allow a small group to fish between the Dave Thompson Bridge and Libby Dam by boat. The area has been closed to fishing from boats since the dam’s inception in 1974. It took about …

River Pickin’ at River Bend

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May 28 – June 4, 2017 This year starting the last Sunday in May we are continuing the tradition of Pasture Pickin’ at our location on the river hence the new name. Pasture Pickin has been going on for over 20 years and was located at Snyder Field 6 miles up Pipe Creek road. Dale and Dorothy Berg the organizers …

2017 Fishing Forecast | Kootenai Angler

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We’ve had snow on the ground since December, January’s snow fall was light but February is turning out to have record snowfall. We had a 16 inch dump recently on top of our 12 inches and we are having a real winter. All in all our snow pack is at 115% of normal currently so we are looking at another …

2017 Spring Newsletter | Kootenai Angler

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In the late 70’s I took a seasonal USFS job in the Bighorn Mountains in North Central Wyoming. I was working on B.S. in Forest Resource Management at WVU where they had a great placement program for forestry students that wanted to work out west. Well one thing led to another and I found myself drawn to the west and …

Kootenai River Fishing Report – April 7-15, 2017

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River Flow: 24,200 cfs 8-12 foot visibility above the Fisher River, 3 feet visibility below the Fisher River.   Fisher Infow 2000 kcfs. River Temp 36 degrees F. Inflow from Lake Koocanusa:  9.2 kcfs Hatches: Midges and Little Blue Quills, Silver Stripe Caddis Effective Patterns: Bead-head prince, Wooly Bugger, Adams, Parachute Adams Guide report: We are not guiding on the river currently with …