Kootenai River Flow: 13,000 Cubic Feet per second 8- foot visibility, 52 degrees. below mid-range flow, some glacial silt entering Kootenai from Tribs.
Koocanusa Inflow: 46,000 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, some PMD’s and tan caddis starting to show
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 fishing well with Dam controlled clear water, some glacial silt mixed in with large inflow coming into the reservoir, its rising 4 feet a day.