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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
Top 3 Reasons We Love Streamer Fishing
We are coming into that time of year where the streamer fishing really gets hot! There are so many reasons to love streamer fishing, but we thought we would share our top 3. 1. Catching Bigger, Aggressive Trout Big fish eat big food, and streamers tend to imitate a calorie laden food sources such as baitfish, leeches, or sculpins. During …
Kootenai River Report | September 21-28, 2016
River Flow: 6,500 cfs 10-16 foot visibility 57 degrees Inflow from Lake Koocanusa: 5000 cfs Hatches: October Caddis on the lower Kootenai, Blue-wing olives, Pale Morning Duns, Tan Caddis, Little Blue Quills, Tiny Winged Ants, Lots of Hoppers and Ants working into the mix. Some Mahogany duns starting to show. Starting to see heavy midge activity in upper river. Effective …
Kootenai River Report | September 9, 2016
River Flow: 6,500 cfs 10-16 foot visibility 57 degrees Inflow from Lake Koocanusa : 5000 cfs Hatches: Blue-wing olives, Pale Morning Duns, Tan Caddis, Little Blue Quills, Tiny Winged Ants, Lots of Hoppers and Ants working into the mix. Some Mahogany duns starting to show. Starting to see heavy midge activity in upper river. Effective Patterns: X-Caddis, Adams, Parachute Adams, …