UTERJanuary
Cascade perch through the ice; winter steelhead
Jigging for jumbos.
The Henry's Fork to Hells Canyon
Idaho freshwater fishing
What's biting in Idaho freshwater in October: Chinook (king) salmon, steelhead and white sturgeon at their peak, with bluegill, channel catfish and brown bullhead around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 19 fish here month by month, from Henry's Fork to Snake River.
Clearwater B-run steelhead
Blue-ribbon trout rivers, Pend Oreille's giant lake trout and kokanee, the Clearwater's B-run steelhead, Cascade's jumbo perch, and the Snake through Hells Canyon for smallmouth and sturgeon.
Henry's ForkSouth Fork SnakeLake Pend OreilleClearwater RiverLake CascadeSnake River
Updated
Now · October
Clearwater B-run steelhead
The biggest inland steelhead.
Rainbow troutCutthroat troutSteelheadYellow perchSmallmouth bassKokanee salmon
This month here
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Chinook (king) salmon
Snake River fall chinook
Steelhead
Clearwater B-run steelhead — the biggest inland steelhead
White sturgeon
Largemouth bass
Smallmouth bass
Black crappie (speck)
Yellow perch
Walleye
Northern pike
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Brook trout
Cutthroat trout
Lake trout (mackinaw, togue)
Kokanee salmon
Bluegill
Channel catfish
Brown bullhead
Common carp
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Ice perch and steelhead
Clearwater on mild days.
March
Spring steelhead
Salmon and Clearwater rivers.
April
Pre-runoff trout; sturgeon
Snake River sturgeon (C&R).
May
Runoff; Pend Oreille lakers
Springers when open.
June
Green drakes on the Henry's Fork
Salmonflies on the South Fork.
July
Dry-fly cutthroat
South Fork Snake.
August
Hoppers and kokanee
Terrestrials.
September
Fall trout
BWOs return.
October · now
Clearwater B-run steelhead
The biggest inland steelhead.
November
Steelhead and browns
Swing flies.
December
Winter steelhead
Short days, cold rivers.
Fish guides for Idaho freshwater
When, where and what to use, fish by fishChinook (king) salmonCutthroat troutKokanee salmonLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Rainbow troutSmallmouth bassSteelheadWhite sturgeonYellow perch
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