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 Tail, Stones and Midge Pupa, Soft Hackles. Black/Olive Conehead Wooly Buggers, Sculpins
Fishing Report: Open to guiding, Water is Cold! Fish slower water where runs drop into holes, some surface activity 2-4 pm. Upper River is Closed for Spawning till June 1. Fisher River runoff is beginning but still very fishable. More Whitefish activity than Trout currently with the cold temps.
