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

Coeur d' Alene River - ID

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Water Temp:

53

NW Outfitters's Tip of the Week

Looking like a great start to October. Cool nights and warm days are a great recipe for fall fishing! No need to go to early, but the afternoons have been productive!

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Map of Coeur d' Alene River

Water Flow Data

5-Day Outlook as of 10/5/26

This week is looking beautiful once again. Looks like next week the weather will turn a little bit so get out and enjoy!

Techniques & Tips as of 10/5/26

Small dry flies on a long leader or medium sized dries with a dropper underneath. The fish have spread back out and are feeding most of the day. Streamers and nymphs are great especially after a bump in flows.

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

Stimulator

This attractor dry fly is great for imitating stoneflies and caddis.

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Item #0928

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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:

October Caddis, spruce moths, bwo's, wasps, pmd's, mahoganies, caddis.

Best Time to Fish:

Afternoon

Best Stretch:

The river

Best Access:

Any pullout, high water mark.