Access is tougher with the snow, but this is still the best place to fish at the moment if you can’t make it down steelheading. Close to town, don’t have to drive over any passes and there are nice fish around this time of year. The water will stay warmer here below the dam as well so not a bad place to be for a couple hours if you need to get out. Swinging streamers and tandem nymph rigs will be the way to go unless you get a random blue wing hatch on a warmer afternoon.
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The staff at Northwest Outfitters regularly fish the North Fork of the Clearwater, Kelly Creek, and The Lochsa River. Call the shop to find out the fishing status of these beautiful Idaho waterways.