Blue Wing Olives
September-April: Best to fish when the weather is bad. Afternoon hatches on cold, overcast days.
Fly Fishing Idaho
It doesn't get any better
Classic fly fishing paradise. Numerous world-class trout streams line the state with thousands of miles of fishable water, from rivers like the South Fork Snake to intricate spring creeks like Silver Creek to countless mountain streams full of hungry cutthroat trout.
Cutthroat, brown, brook, bull, rainbow trout all exist here in good numbers in good sizes.
Plus the world-famous big "B-Run" steelhead of the Clearwater River, you have a heck of a fishy state.
Flies By Species - Idaho
Popular Trout Hatches/Patterns in Idaho
Caddis
May-September, warm days produce big caddis hatches
Stoneflies
Salmonflies, Golden Stones, Yellow Sallies. These are the most prolific, famous hatches in the state.
Pale Morning Duns
PMDs are the classic Western Mayfly. Dependable and delicious, trout love them.
March Browns
They can hatch all the way into July in Idaho's cold climate.
Midges
Present year-round, but most effective late in day or when other hatches are not happening
Tricos
Idaho spring creeks are famous for their maddeningly picky Trico-eating trout
Terrestrials
July-September; Hoppers, Crickets, Beetles, Ants. Fish these patterns!
Idaho Hatch Charts
