Kootenai River Flow: 4,000 Cubic Feet per second 8 foot visibility, 40 degrees. Minimum flow Koocanusa Inflow:4,500 cfs – Fisher River Flow – 560 cfs  –   Yaak Flow – 885 cfs Hatches: Little Blue Quills, Midges. March Brown, Small Olive Stones, Silver Stripe Caddis Effective Patterns  Dry: BWO, midge pupa, small parachute adams, small chubby Nymph and Streamers:  Beadhead Prince, Pheasant Tail, …

Kootenai River Flow: 4,000 Cubic Feet per second 12 foot visibility, 38 degrees. Minimum flow Koocanusa Inflow: 2,400 cfs Hatches: Little Blue Quills, Midges Effective Patterns  Dry: BWO, midge pupa, small parachute adams 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 Report: The river is at minimum flow and …

Kootenai River Flow:  15,000 Cubic Feet per second 10- foot visibility, 49 degrees. Mid-range flow, some glacial silt entering Kootenai from Tribs.  Koocanusa Inflow: 26,000 reservoir fill is starting.  Hatches: Little Blue Quills, BWO, starting to see some PMD and Tan Caddis Effective Patterns  Dry: BWO, Parachute adams, purple haze, Red Quill, X-caddis, All Chubbys. Nymph and Streamers: Da Bomb, Beadhead Prince, …

Kootenai River Flow:  25,000 Cubic Feet per second 6- foot visibility, 46 degrees. High Flow Koocanusa Inflow: 26,000 Hatches: Little Blue Quills, BWO, Western March Browns, Grannon Caddis, Midges Effective Patterns  Dry: Griffiths Gnat, small parachute adams, purple haze, Red Quill, X-caddis Nymph and Streamers: Da Bomb, Beadhead Prince, Pheasant Tail, Stones and Midge Pupa, Soft Hackles. Black/Olive Conehead Wooly Buggers, Sculpins, Pat’s …

Kootenai River Flow:  7,500 Cubic Feet per second 12-foot visibility, 55 degrees. Hatches of Summer have begun! Koocanusa Inflow 8,000 Hatches: Tan Caddis, Pale Morning Duns, Craneflies, Little Green Chironomids, Hoppers and ants. Effective Patterns  Dry: All PMD patterns, Tan Elk Hair CaddisParachute Adams #14-20, Purple Haze #16-20,  Tan Stimulator #8 and 10, Griffiths Gnat, Chubby Chernobyls, Dave’s Hoppers Nymph and Streamers: Da …

Kootenai River Flow: 13,000 Cubic Feet per second 8-foot visibility, 44 degrees.  Going to 9,ooo cubic feet per second this thursday. Koocanusa Inflow 29,800 Hatches: Tan Caddis, Little Blue Quills, Midges, , Blue Wing Olive, Little Olive Stones, Western March Browns, Effective Patterns:  Dry: Parachute Adams #14-20, Purple Haze #16-20,  Tan Stimulator #8 and 10, Griffiths Gnat, Olive Stone Fly, Blue Wing …

Kootenai River Flow: 9,000 Cubic Feet per second 8-foot visibility, 43 degrees.  Flows ramping up to full powerhouse 25 KCFS on thursday for 15 days, for Sturgeon Pulse Koocanusa Inflow 11,200 Hatches: Little Blue Quills, Midges, Silver Stripe Tan Caddis, Blue Wing Olive, Little Olive Stones, Western March Browns, Some Caddis starting to show on lower river. Effective Patterns  Dry: Parachute Adams …

Kootenai River Flow: 9,000 Cubic Feet per second 8-foot visibility, 43 degrees.  Fisher River Flow 1000 cfs entering Kootenai Koocanusa Inflow 11,200 Hatches: Little Blue Quills, Midges, Silver Stripe Tan Caddis, Blue Wing Olive, Little Olive Stones, Western March Browns, Some Caddis starting to show on lower river. Effective Patterns  Dry: Parachute Adams #14-20, Purple Haze #16-20,  Tan Stimulator #8 and 10, …

Kootenai River Flow: 4,000 Cubic Feet per second (minimum flow),  6 foot visibility, 38 degrees.  Fisher River Flow 615 entering Kootenai, water temp 47 degrees Koocanusa Inflow: 4300 Hatches: Little Blue Quills, Midges, Silver Stripe Tan Caddis, Blue Wing Olive, Little Olive Stones Effective Patterns  Dry: Parachute Adams #14-20, Purple Haze #16-20,  Tan Stimulator #8 and 10, Griffiths Gnat, Olive Stone Fly, …

DAVE BLACKBURN MAY 5, 2020 BLOG, FISHING REPORTS LEAVE A COMMENT Kootenai River Flow: 4,000 Cubic Feet per second (minimum flow),  10 foot visibility, 39 degrees. Koocanusa Inflow: 3000 Hatches: Little Blue Quills, Midges, Silver Stripe Tan Caddis Effective Patterns  Dry: Parachute Adams #14-20, Purple Haze #16-20,  Tan Stimulator #8 and 10, Griffiths Gnat Nymph and Streamers: Da Bomb, Beadhead Prince, Pheasant …