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 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 with turbidity entering from the fisher river. Temp is running 40 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). River is starting to receive some color from the Fisher River but not affecting overall fishing conditions. Call shop for guided trip and lodging info: 406.293.7578
