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. Black/Olive Conehead Wooly Buggers, Sculpins, Pat’s Rubber Legs.
Fishing Report: The river is at minimum flow and is running 45 degrees F. We are seeing some rising activity on the warmer afternoons, most activity is subsurface with some larger fish on streamers. Upper stretch closed for in stream spawning above Hwy 37 bridge to Dam, (4 miles) Fisher river runoff somewhat turbid but not affecting overall visibility.
