of the lake to follow the kings up. There
are several campgrounds located along
the river and most are first come first
serve. Fishing can be stellar right in the
campground, so be sure not to overlook
the water right next to camp.
Be sure to pack a variety of attractor dry
flies as well as some smaller natural
patterns. I really like fishing J.Slam’s,
Parachute Green Drakes, Stimi Chew
Toys, and other hi-viz dry flies. I mostly
fish the river with a 3-weight, however a
4 or 5 weight will work just fine. The
trout aren’t too picky, so I generally don’t
go any smaller than 4x tippet.
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Later in the summer, when the water
warms up, fish push into faster water
and move towards the mouths of tributaries dumping in cooler water. This is
when fishing can be really fun on the
upper river, fish sit in fast, shallow water
right up against the bank. The fish are
still keyed in on surface presentations
and hoppers can work really well this
time of year.
Water Flows on the North Fork can be
checked here.
All fishing for Cutthroat is now Catch
and Release all year on the Couer
d’Alene River.