Coeur d'Alene River The Coeur d'Alene River is fishing well since the cooler weather has come back.  It's amazing to see blue skies once again!  The smoke is, more or less, gone and it is time for some killer fall fishing.  Our extended forecast looks great.  Temperatures will be in the mid to low 70's for the next week, and the nights are supposed to be in the high 40's and low 50's.  This is primo weather for fishing guys and gals.  The micro ants are out and about so, these will be a key player for a while.  We are still getting a decent amount of pmds and spruce moths. Blue-winged olives should start showing up too.  The mahoganies are right around the corner and the October caddis too.  The evening caddis hatches are still good as well.  So, using a smaller 16-18 x-caddis or elk hair caddis, with a small flying ant droppe...

Jamey Caldwell’s explains why he loves the new 4” Ocho for drop shot fishing for Smallmouth. With eight sides and salt and coffee scent, this lure produces a unique action that triggers a strike and keeps fish holding on. Watch the video below to learn more.  Hey guys. Jamey Caldwell, Strike King Pro, ICAST 2018. We're in the Strike King booth. We're talking about some of the brand new product that we've got out. One of the things I wanna tell you about is a new size in the Ocho. So, you're familiar, we've got four different sizes of the Ocho, all the way up to a seven inch. The deal with the Ocho, Ocho is eight sides. You have eight different sides to that bait, which is gonna give it a different action as it falls, and it puts out a different vibration to the fish. It keys them in on something different. That's always what we w...

With a reputation as some of the lightest, most durable, and versatile fly reels on the market the Nautlius X Series had little room for improvement. Now offered in 7 new vibrant colors including: key lime, blue, violet, gold, and more. The color combinations are endless and are sure to brighten up any catch photo. Watch the video below to learn more.  I'm Christian Mustave with Nautilus Reels. Here to show you some of our color options. There's two real ways we do colors here. You can either do a spool and frame in multitude of colors, key lime, this is our key lime color. You can do orange, red, green, blue, and violet. And the regular parts remain standard, black wheel foot, black drag knot on the X, red spool cap, and red brake cover. The other thing you can do is just customize small parts. That would be up to five small parts, y...

I’ve got a new fish in my sights.  Freshwater Drum.  They are not a glamor fish.  They are not considered a game fish and there are no management plans concerned about their health and survival.  Bait fishermen are often aware of them and I’m told they taste pretty good. From the Montana Field Guide: Freshwater Drum - Aplodinotus grunniens “The only member of the drum family native to Montana. This species is found in larger streams and reservoirs in the plains region of Montana's eastern drainages. Drum are so named because they can produce sound by "drumming" muscles against their gas bladders. Drum are spring broadcast spawners, but unlike other Montana fish, their eggs are buoyant. Drum are not a sport fish in Montana and are taken commercially elsewhere. Drum eat fish, insects, clams, and snails.” The Montana State Re...

Long regarded as the top shelf reel for trolling for salmon, steelhead, and walleye in the Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes the Shimano Tekota has finally come available in a left-hand model. The redesigned Tekota A comes in spool sizes of 500 and 600 are more compact, possess faster gear ratios to keep up with hard running fish, and are more compact than ever. Watch the video below to learn more.   Guy 1: So we’re here with Paul with Shimano and they’ve come out with the new Tekota left-hand linecounter reel in the 500 and 600 spool size. Anglers have been asking for this for a long time so I’m going to let him talk a little bit about this reel. Paul: Exactly, so this new 500 Tekota comes in a left-hand model. We’ve changed all kinds of features. It’s way more palmable, it’s the 20% reduction in the size of the reel itself...

Simms new G3 Guide Pull on Boot is perfect for the angler who doesn’t need a wader but needs some protection from cold water when getting in and out of the boat. A 14” boot with neoprene and vulcanized rubber and Vibram soles with the option for studs. Watch the video below to learn more. Hi, my name is Eric Neufeld and today we’re at the ICAST show in Orlando Florida and great show cause we get to feature a lot of really cool new products. This is our new Simms G3 Guide Pull On Boot. We are really excited about this piece because we know a lot of our anglers are not always in wading boots and they need to get on and off the water. And this new piece is an insulated boot. It’s good to negative 40. It does have a neoprene upper, you know in a vulcanized rubber lower. The outsole on this it is a Vibram outsole, it’s Vibram’s h...

This is an iconic fly that can mimic so many different aquatic insects.  The advent of the style of the Parachute Adams most likely started with this fly.  If you are in the midst of a pmd, blue winged olive, mahogany, trico hatch and find yourself not having one of those specific flies to match the hatch, this fly in the right size, will substitute just fine.  The profile and size of the fly is typically what will fool the fish and this old standby will throw a silhouette of an adult mayfly just about perfectly.  Most seasoned fly fishermen always have these in their boxes. Do you enjoy learning about a new fly every week? Check out last week's featured fly.

Sage Igniter is a high end, ultra-fast, and technical rod by Sage. The ultra-fast action allows you to fight the wind and cast longer distances very fast and accurately. This rod is available in 4-10 weight in single hand and 6-10 weight in two handed rods. Watch the video below to learn more.    Hey, my name’s Peter Knox. I’m here at the Sage booth at ICAST 2018 and I’d like to show you the new Igniter series of rods. These are ultra-fast rods for technical conditions. Right here I have the six weight 691, which means it has a fighting but saltwater componentry. But I picked this rod because it’s really one of my favorites for trout fishing. Particularly on large rivers where the water is moving fast or you’re fishing out of a boat. An ultra-fast action has a really quick, requires a really quick casting stroke and so ...

Savage Gear once again pushes the envelope on the hard lure market with their new 3D snake. I admit I was a skeptic and I saw it swim. With two attachment points, this lure can dive or be fished as a wake bait. Watch the video below to learn more.  Hey guys, I’m Matt from Savage Gear. I’m here at ICAST in Orlando and I’m here with North 40 Outfitters and I’ve got exciting news for you, the snake. Savage 3D snake, we got two sizes here. A full 12-inch beautiful swim bait then a little baby snake here an eight incher. You’ve got two tie points, one that will dive about a foot under the surface and then you have a wake bait right at the bill there. What’s really cool is the spinning trebles. So built-in swivels so the fish can’t throw the bait. We got four brilliant colors for you right here, we got the rattlesnake, the bla...