Kootenai River Fishing Report -May 5-12, 2025- GoFlyfishMontana.com!

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Kootenai River Flow: 6900 Cubic Feet per second 12 foot visibility, 50 degrees.  Koocanusa Inflow: 15,000 Hatches: March Browns, Olive Stones, Little Blue Quills, Midges, Silver stripe caddis are hatching. Caddis starting to show on lower river. Big Carpenter Ants on the hot afternoons. Effective Patterns:  Dry:  Red Quill, BWO, midge pupa, small parachute adams, all streamers, assorted chubbies, black ants. …