Fishing Season: Year Round (Prime: June - October)

Coeur d' Alene River - ID

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Water Temp:

52

NW Outfitters's Tip of the Week

The river is low but fishing well. The fish are a little picky at times so bring all options with you. There are quite a few hatches going on depending where on the river you are and the weather at the moment so be flexible.

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Map of Coeur d' Alene River

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Tidal Conditions

5-Day Outlook as of 5/26/26

Some more rain this week would be great. Warm weather and rain are usually a good recipe for fishing this time of year!

Techniques & Tips as of 5/26/26

Great time of year where everything is on the table. Droppers under your dries are good, but single dry flies can work really well when the fish get keyed on a specific hatch. Still a good amount of stoneflies out but seeing a lot of different mayflies and some caddis depending where on the river you are.

Local Species Available Year Round (Prime: June - October)

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    Native Westslope Cutthroat Trout.

NW Outfitters's Recommended Fly Patterns

"Must-have" fly fishing patterns in descending order of importance:

Name: Colors: Size(s):
Dark Hendrickson brown, gray 12-14
Stimulator Olive, orange 8-16
Blue Wing Olive Parachute olive 14-18
Tunghead Hot Spot Pheasant Tail Jig red, pink, purple 14-18
Complex Twist Bugger olive, black, brown, 6
Rubber Leg Stone Fly brown, black, olive 10-14
TH Duracell Jig purple, tan 12-16
Bead Head Woolly Bugger Streamer black, olive 8-12
Chubby Chernobyl purple, golden, brown, royal 8-14
Squirmy Worm pink, red, brown 6-10

Dark Hendrickson

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Description: About Coeur d' Alene River

A beautiful mountain river with many miles of great public access a short 40 minutes from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. West Slope Cutthroat are the native species and the river is catch and release only on these pretty fish. There is some pre runoff fishing most years but the season is best from mid May through the end of September. There is also an abundance of tributary hike in water that can offer a good deal of solitude along with the fishing. The scenery and wildflowers are absolutely spectacular along this river.

Nearest Airport:

Spokane International Airport

Hatches:

Golden stones, little olive stones, carpenter ants, green drakes, grey drakes, blue wing olives, hendricksons

Best Time to Fish:

All day

Best Stretch:

The river

Best Access:

Any pullout, high water mark.