Clark Fork (ID) Flows out of Cabinet Gorge Dam is currently 55,700 cubic feet per second. The river is starting to clear up, but still too big to launch a boat. Lake Pend Oreille The lake is roughly a foot under normal pool. It is good to see water visibility start to clear up, but we are still looking at 4-5 feet of clarity. The further south on the lake you go, the clearer the water. Surface water temps have been ranging from 55-62°F. There is still a little bit of debris in the lake, so be careful while boating. Pike fishing has been good. The best time of day has been from 11am-3pm when the lake is at its warmest for the day. Sunny days with a light breeze have been ideal conditions. Most of the northerns have been in the back of sloughs and bays, hunting in 3-8 feet of water. Finding weeds is crucial when attempting to locate pike....

Methow River At 2450 cubic feet per second, the Methow River is coming into shape real fast. It continues to drop a little at a time and baring a heavy runoff from the high country or heavy rains it will be a lot more accessible then it is right now. I had a chance to get out on Monday for a couple of hours until the wind forced me off the water. Using my 6wt Echo glass rod I was able to work some tight area single hand spey casting with a OSPT head. Landed a couple of nice fish, one being a 19" cutthroat the other a 17" rainbow. Had a few other tugs and a couple of on and gone fish that I never could get a look at. My Mini BDL and a Sculpzilla were the flies of choice that day. Most of the fish seem to be hanging out at about 4 to 5 feet from shore, depending on the run make up. Nymphing would be another good choice to use. A good stone...

Missouri River It’s a whole new river to explore. From 20K a week ago Sunday to a seemingly diminutive 12K to start this week. How low will it go now? Enough to bring on the dry fly action for certain. In fact, it’s already happening. Nymphs Mayfly nymphs are a good primary bet now with the PMD hatch rolling along. The TFP Crust Nymph will be a great choice for the next month or so. Worms, Mayfly Nymphs, Caddis Pupa, Sow Bugs and Crayfishy stuff are all in the game. Leaders are getting shorter, so casting is easier. Fish are also moving to the sexy bubbly and roiling water again, otherwise known as the fun water. Dry Flies PMD’s, will likely be the dominant player with a few Callibaetis and Caddis. Brown Drakes may be coming soon on the lower river, so be prepared. In the still higher water, fish will be found sipping inside eddies...

Lochsa River An employee of the shop spent some time up river on his days off. He has reported that he could've given those fish the kitchen sink and they would've eaten it. At the time, he did not see any flying insects around. It is time to start fishing droppers. Flies to use would be attractor patterns. Royal Wulff, Parachute Adams, Chubby Chernobyl, Humpy, the kitchen sink. Nymphs to fish, pheasant tail, hares ear, zebra midge. Don't forget to throw a streamer while up there. Grande Ronde (WA) No reports from the Ronde. Yet the river has been dropping. Baitfish patterns and poppers are the arsenal we would be throwing. Clouser Minnow, Woolly Bugger, Galloup's Dungeon. As far as poppers go, it'll be up to your experimentation to figure out which one works. —North 40 Lewiston Read past reports from the Lewiston region here, or clic...

Coeur d'Alene River Flow 1,430 cfs at Cataldo and dropping. What a great time of year. We have been blessed with good high water this year and this has done wonders for our fisheries this year. The fishing on the Coeur d'Alene has been fantastic and should stay the course. We had a great spell of rain and cooler weather over the weekend and hopefully this is the recipe for the rest of the year. Getting an occasional rain through the summer will make things even better. Don't be afraid to go when we get some overcast and rain, the fish love it. Now if it rains too hard to muddy up the water that is a different thing but an occasional rain usually is a great thing. We are seeing great Green Drake hatches, Caddis are still strong mid day, stoneflies are still about too. The pale morning duns should be coming on strong soon too. Still kille...

Falling Water and Rising Fish If you have not been paying attention to flows on the Missouri River, the river peaked briefly at 20K and then began falling quickly on June 3rd. Boat Show Right now, it is still a boat show for most with incredible Nymphing possibilities, good streamer prospects and some rising fish for the dry fly fanatics.   The heavy traffic of May has subsided as anglers are now spreading about the state.  If you live in Great Falls and were afraid to get out there in the thick of it, your time has come again. Bank Side Recently, some of the best fishing has been by standing on rocks and fishing right along the edges of the river.  That will continue to be an option and now that the water is falling, there will be more and more places to move about.  Keep an eye on the flows and don&rsqu...

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North 40 Fly Shop talks with Rich Hone to give Simms Dry Creek backpack an overview at the 2017 IFTD Show in Orlando. Designed for performance and made for those extended, gear-intensive fishing excursions, the Simms Dry Creek Backpack keeps your stuff secure, safe and dry. Loaded with the extras you expect of Simms and made of highly-durable 420D waterproof fabric this backpack includes; an inside zippered pocket, exterior stretch-mesh water bottle pockets, and a rod tube sleeve with a net carrying D-ring. Highly-durable 420D waterproof fabric Fully submersible roll-top closure Large exterior dual U-shaped zippered pocket with interior stretch mesh fly box storage and additional zippered pocket inside for leaders/lines Exterior Rod tube sleeve with net carry D-ring and drawcord cinch Compression molded closed cell padded back panel ...

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