Lower Clark Fork: The Lower CF is still fishing very good.  With the spring K&K Derby happening this week most people will be fishing out on the lake making the river almost empty.  The creeks are starting to bump up meaning the rainbows will start running up the smaller tribs to spawn.  Fishing Beads or large weighted streamers is working best.  Black, Purple, Pink, and Olive are the main keys to focus on when fly fishing.  As for gear fishemen….cured steelhead/salmon eggs are working the best followed close behind by trolling rapalas.

Middle Earth Clark Fork:  Pike fishing is picking up around Heron, MT and Trout Creek, MT.  Tom went over today to fish so we will have an updated report soon.

Pack, Grouse, Lightning:  These are the only creeks currently open that flow into LPO.  They fish very well once the water rises and begins to fall.  Fish are being caught on a regular basis in Pack River.  Grouse Creek and Lighting are also starting to see some fish moving is as conditions change.  For the fly fishermen….Large Streamers and Beads work the best.  For the Gear Guy….Cured Salmon eggs or Nightcrawlers.

Good Luck.  If anyone has a big fish to report shoot us an email cal@sandpointoutfitters.com

It is a good thing IDFG wants to kill all the big rainbows in Lake Pend Oreille they are just too damn strong and fight to hard.  Why would we want any fish like that around to catch????  This might be your last chance to get out there and catch some rainbows in the lower Clark Fork before they are all gone.  The blood bath continues as the kill em all mentality rules the minds of the locals.  Fishing has been very good….meaning a lot of fish are dying.

Local Fishing:

It is on like Donkey Kong around here right now.  All of the creeks have swelled and are now on the drop.  If you are going to target big fish in small water…NOW is the time to go.  The lower Clark Fork has been putting up around a dozen fish a morning now.  The biggest so far is 27 lbs.   That was a big fish.   Fly anglers are catching a few fish, gear fishermen are doing most of the damage.  Remeber, even if IDFG gives our $15 a rainbow head, we still need to conserve our fishery.  Don’t buy into there b.s.  and that is not Bachelor of Sciences.

Lake Pend Oreille‘s surface temp is up and Bass fishing has been fantastic.  A largemouth over 10 lbs was caught yesterday…potentially breaking the state record….too bad the dude ate it and didn’t weigh it in.  Too bad….  Lake Trolling has been good with what few fish a left being caught.

Coeur d’Alene River:  Fish are hitting dries during the heat of the day.  Focus on fishing larger attractor patters w/nymph droppers.  There are a lot of gear fishermen on the lower river right now so try and head up higher where there will be less pressure.

SPRING IS HERE!!!!

Just got back from fishing the Bitterroot River over in Montana.  Fishing was fantastic! lots of Skwala’s and lots of fish looking up.  I highly recommend heading over there A.S.A.P. to do some fishing.

Clark Fork River:

Just downstream from Missoula the CF is not fishing very well due to the dam breaching.  Once below Superior the fishing begins to pick back up.  There are lots of bugs on the water and fish are beginning to focus on dries.  There are lots of Skwala’s, March Browns, and BWO’s on the water.  Further Downstream the  CF is fishing well for Pike,  just outside of Trout Creek, MT Pike fishing is picking up.  You can regularly catch fishing on large streamers if you fly fishing.  For the gear fishermen suspending jerk baits and spinner baits have been catching lots of pike.  The lower river is producing the Lake Pend Oreille Giants right NOW!!!  Many fish in the mid teens are being caught every day.  Obviosly drifting eggs is the preferred method, however, you can now get them on fly.  Trying swinging the big Sh*t or nymphing beads near the mouth of Lightning Creek.

Local Fishing: 

The creeks are now going off.  Fishing has been better than consistent for Large LPO Rainbow Trout.  Pack River is on the rise and fish from 6-12 lbs are being caught daily.  Grouse Creek has produced three fish over 20 lbs in the last two days.  Get out there now before they completely blow out.

Lake Pend Oreille:

LPO is on the rise, Bass are starting to be taken in the back sloughs.  The Surface temp on the main lake is around 40 degrees.  Once the temp gets up to about 45-50 fishing will improve drastically.  Crappie and Perch are beginning to show themselves in the back sloughs and various creek mouths throughout the drainage.

Local Fishing:

The CREEKS are OPEN!!!  With a little run-off, the big boys will be moving in soon.

On a lighter Note:

Yesterday Panhandle landed 15 fish over 22″ drifing eggs and flossing.  His biggest was 26.5″

 Good Luck Beating that!!