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Clearwater River fishing has hit the winter mode with the cold temps that have settled in this past week. Water levels continue to drop with flows down to 2410 cf as of 12/8. These low flows make running the river a challenge….use extreme caution if you plan on being out.
The fish are throughout the entire system with no real hot spots. The bite has been tentative and very soft, but with water temps dropping to the mid 30’s this is to be expected. We are expecting a flush of water when the areas temperatures moderate, with that will come a surge of new fish from the reservoir. Fishing should pick up when that happens.
We have had consistent catches even with these difficult conditions. Adapting and hard work pays off.

The Snake is experiencing the same situation with dropping water temps, almost 5 degrees in the past week, down to 39.56 degrees. Fish should be settling into the usual holding waters and they should still be relatively active.