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Fishing heats up on the North Fork CdA and St.
Joe Rivers |
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June 28, 2017 |
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By Carson Watkins
IDFG Regional Fisheries Biologist
With the summer months upon us, trout fishing on
the North Fork Coeur d'Alene and St. Joe rivers
is heating up. Up until now, float fishing has
been exceptional, but with flows receding on
both rivers, walk-and-wade anglers will have
access to more water and better fishing.
Several reports have been filtering-in as of
late, with all indicating that the fishing has
been downright awesome. Currently, anglers will
find that much of the North Fork Coeur d'Alene
River is wadeable upstream of Enaville.
Flows on the St. Joe are still somewhat high,
but bank anglers can still find plenty of water
to fish; expect many more opportunities for wade
access by the Fourth of July holiday.
For fly anglers, keep an eye on what kind of
bugs are buzzing around the water; throwing
yellow sallies, PMDs, or green drakes should be
a good bet. A variety of other gears, like
spinners and spoons, will catch fish too!
Remember to reference your fishing rules and
regulations at
https://idfg.idaho.gov/rules/fish if you're
a first-timer to these rivers. With the holiday
weekend approaching, it couldn't be a better
time to grab your 2017 fishing license online at
https://idfg.idaho.gov/licenses and head
upriver. As an added bonus, 2017 license buyers
will enjoy 2017 pricing as long as they continue
to renew their license under the new Price Lock
program.
Enjoy your time on the water! |
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