River Reports by NWO

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The Coeur d'Alene: (See Map)

The fishing up the river has been pretty good with all this mild weather. Lower river has been the most productive but with the lack of snow a lot more of the river is accessible. Nymphing princes, pheasant tails, copper johns and san juans has been the most consistent, with a good chance of a midge or small stonefly hatch at some point in the day.

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The St. Joe - (See Map):
If you're up for a drive the lower St. Joe could pay off. Nymph the slower water around Calder until you see some heads coming up in the flats.

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Steelhead (Click for more info.)

The Snake and the Ronde have been fishing well. The Clearwater has been a little more spotty, but is always worth fishing because you just never know when that fish of a lifetime might grab on. Swinging winter spey flies and leaches on a sink tip have been producing and is an enjoyable way to fish, however dead drifting a larger nymph and an egg pattern can be very effective this time of year as well.

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The Spokane: (Click for more info.)Should start picking up with the spring like conditions.

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Hayden & Other Area Lakes:
Hayden is starting to pick up for crappies, large mouth bass, pike, and the occassional big rainbows. Leaches and buggers below a indicator.

Although we do not guide the local lakes, we are out on them almost daily, so we will always have an up-to-date report. The most effective patterns we've found are small leech and damsel patterns, including the Ruby Eye Leech, Carey Special, Olive Wooly Bugger, and the Boucher Special. If you don't have a boat, call us at the shop for a great deal on several different pontoon boat packages from Bucks Bags.

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Crab Creek: (Click for more info.)
Spring time again on Crab!!! Less water this winter means we should be able to fish crab very soon. Call today to book a trip to see what this unique spring creek is all about!

Click HERE to see the caliber of fish that are in Crab Creek - "any big rainbow that is in a tiny little creek" - they are impressive!
 

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Rivers We Fish Regularly:
The staff at Northwest Outfitters regularly fish the North Fork of the Clearwater, Kelly Creek, and The Lochsa River. Call the shop to find out the fishing status of these beautiful Idaho waterways.
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