Kootenai River Fishing Report – Sept 25-Oct 3, 2024- GoFlyfishMontana.com!

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Kootenai River Flow: 8,000 Cubic Feet per second 15 foot visibility,56 degrees. Flows are set to drop the first part of October. Some wade fishing available, wade with caution! Koocanusa Inflow: 4,200 CFS Hatches: Pale Morning Duns and Tan Caddis dominate the show, with some Green Drakes starting to show at night. Hoppers are here! Effective Patterns  Dry:   All PMD and …

Kootenai River Fishing Report – July 21-31, 2024- GoFlyfishMontana.com!

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Kootenai River Flow: 13,000 Cubic Feet per second 15 foot visibility,56 degrees. Mid-range Flow Koocanusa Inflow: 13,900 CFS Hatches: Pale Morning Duns and Tan Caddis dominate the show, with some Green Drakes starting to show at night. Hoppers are here! Effective Patterns  Dry:   All PMD and Caddis Patterns, X-caddis, All Hopper, Chubby patterns… Nymph and Streamers: Da Bomb, Beadhead Prince, Pheasant Tail, …

Kootenai River Fishing Report – June 3-10, 2024- GoFlyfishMontana.com!

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Kootenai River Flow: 13,000 Cubic Feet per second 8 foot visibility,52 degrees. Mid-range Flow Koocanusa Inflow: 35,700 cfs Hatches: Little Blue Quills, Midges, PMD’s, Western March Brown, Grannon Caddis, Olive Stones, Black Ants Effective Patterns  Dry: BWO, midge pupa, small parachute adams, tan stimulator, tan chubby, Red Quill, Purple Haze, Olive Chubby, Black Ants Nymph and Streamers: Da Bomb, Beadhead Prince, Pheasant Tail, …

Kootenai River Fishing Report – May 21-May 28, 2024- GoFlyfishMontana.com!

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Kootenai River Flow: 25,000 Cubic Feet per second 8 foot visibility,50 degrees. Maximum flow Koocanusa Inflow: 35,700 cfs Hatches: Little Blue Quills, Midges, Silver Stripe Caddis, Western March Brown, Grannon Caddis, Olive Stones, Black Ants Effective Patterns  Dry: BWO, midge pupa, small parachute adams, tan stimulator, tan chubby, Red Quill, Purple Haze, Olive Chubby, Black Ants Nymph and Streamers: Da Bomb, Beadhead Prince, …

Kootenai River Fishing Report – April 27-May 4, 2024- GoFlyfishMontana.com!

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Kootenai River Flow: 8,000 Cubic Feet per second 8 foot visibility, 45 degrees. Minimum flow Koocanusa Inflow: 8,700 cfs Hatches: Little Blue Quills, Midges, Silver Stripe Caddis, Western March Brown, Grannon Caddis, Olive Stones Effective Patterns  Dry: BWO, midge pupa, small parachute adams, tan stimulator, tan chubby, Red Quill, Purple Haze, Olive Chubby Nymph and Streamers: Da Bomb, Beadhead Prince, Pheasant Tail, Stones …

Kootenai River Fishing Report – April 13-20, 2024- GoFlyfishMontana.com!

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Kootenai River Flow: 4,000 Cubic Feet per second 8 foot visibility, 45 degrees. Minimum flow Koocanusa Inflow: 2,700 cfs Hatches: Little Blue Quills, Midges, Silver Stripe Caddis, Western March Brown, Grannon Caddis Effective Patterns  Dry: BWO, midge pupa, small parachute adams, tan stimulator, tan chubby, Red Quill, Purple Haze Nymph and Streamers: Da Bomb, Beadhead Prince, Pheasant Tail, Stones and Midge Pupa, Soft Hackles. …

Kootenai River Fishing Report – March 25-31, 2024- GoFlyfishMontana.com!

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Kootenai River Flow: 4,000 Cubic Feet per second 8 foot visibility, 42 degrees. Minimum flow Koocanusa Inflow: 2,400 cfs Hatches: Little Blue Quills, Midges, Silver Stripe Caddis Effective Patterns  Dry: BWO, midge pupa, small parachute adams, tan stimulator, tan chubby Nymph and Streamers: Da Bomb, Beadhead Prince, Pheasant Tail, Stones and Midge Pupa, Soft Hackles. Black/Olive Conehead Wooly Buggers, Sculpins, Pat’s Rubber Legs. Fishing …

Kootenai River Fishing Report – May 15-23, 2023- GoFlyfishMontana.com!

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Kootenai River Flow: 9,200 Cubic Feet per second 2 foot visibility, 42 degrees.  Koocanusa Inflow: 30,000 cfs,  Fisher river flow: 1100 cfs,  Yaak Flow: 2990 cfs Hatches: March BrownsLittle Blue Quills, Midges, March Browns, Silver stripe caddis, small olive stone, carpenter ants starting to show Effective Patterns  Dry: March Brown, midge pupa, small parachute adams, small chubby Nymph and Streamers:  Beadhead Prince, Pheasant …

Kootenai River Fishing Report – May 2-9, 2023- GoFlyfishMontana.com!

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Kootenai River Flow: 4,000 Cubic Feet per second 3 foot visibility, 40 degrees. Minimum flow Koocanusa Inflow: 9,500 cfs,  Fisher river flow: 2000 cfs,  Yaak Flow: 3990 cfs Hatches: March BrownsLittle Blue Quills, Midges, March Browns, Silver stripe caddis, small olive stone, carpenter ants starting to show Effective Patterns  Dry: March Brown, midge pupa, small parachute adams, small chubby Nymph and Streamers:  Beadhead …

Kootenai River Fishing Report – April 18-25, 2023- GoFlyfishMontana.com!

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Kootenai River Flow: 4,000 Cubic Feet per second 12 foot visibility, 40 degrees. Minimum flow Koocanusa Inflow: 4,500 cfs,  Fisher river flow: 550 cfs,  Yaak Flow: 880 cfs Hatches: Little Blue Quills, Midges, March Browns, Silver stripe caddis, small olive stone Effective Patterns  Dry: BWO, midge pupa, small parachute adams, small chubby Nymph and Streamers:  Beadhead Prince, Pheasant Tail, Stones and Midge Pupa, …