happen to be one of the first few people to fish them
after a long winter with little or no fishing pressure.
"If you are one of the first to reach the upper
CDA River, make sure you keep your eyes out for
elk/deer/moose sheds in some of the meadows
where large groups of animals gather in winter."
I remember one fishing trip that turned into more
of a shed hunting adventure as I nearly tripped over
some elk sheds casting to a nice size Westslope
Cutthroat Trout. As I started to look away from the
river for a minute, I found a few more sheds. When
you are walking along the river bank, make sure
to look into the bushes for signs of Stoneflys that
have crawled their way to shore. They will leave
their shucks behind as they take flight like a military
chopper headed into battle. This is a definite sign that
spring is in the air.
Bug life on the Coeur d Alene River starts out with
some of the biggest aquatic insects of the year.
Skwallas, Salmon flys, golden stones, and some
march browns are all on the menu for hungry trout.
Although with that said, my hands down, favorite
technique for these huge, colored up cutty's is
streamer fishing. The aggressive reaction bite you
can get from these fish can le ]