Kootenai River Report 2.20.17

North 40 Fly Shop employee, Jerry Petrina, hit the Kootenai River and was able to find a few trout willing to cooperate. The weather was cloudy with scattered snow showers, and temperatures in the 30's.

The original plan was to fish below Libby dam in hopes of a big trout. However, the discharge from the dam was nothing but chocolate milk. So fishing right below the dam was completely out of the picture.

The mouth of the Moyie River was plan B. Luckily, Twin Rivers Road wasn't icy, so driving down the steep mountain was easy. The Moyie River was a little off-color with the recent rain, but the trout didn't seem to mind. The best fishing came within the last our of light even though there wasn't a bug on the water or in the sky.

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All fish caught were on the swing, and were hot once hooked. The go-to patterns this trip were a White Complex Twist, and a Rust Baby Gonga. The total for the day was three healthy rainbows.