SPOKANE RIVER FISHING REPORT
January 14, 2025
Spokane River
Flows: 4,910 CFS
Summary: A lack of precipitation and cold nights have helped drop the Spokane River over 1,000 CFS in the past week. This has made it a little easier for wade anglers to navigate the river.
Streamer fishing has been consistent. Most fish are being taken on the soft fringes of runs with small sculpin patterns swung on a fast-sinking tip line.
Nymphing with stoneflies, worms, and size 10-14 jigged nymphs have been doing the trick during the higher flows. You can leave the small bugs at home, but don’t forget to bring some split shot to get your flies to depth quickly.
We have several free fly tying and fishing classes happening over the next few months! Call (509)418-9460 or come into the shop to sign up.
Dry Flies: Griffith’s Gnat, GT Triple Double
Nymphing: Jigged Prince, Powerhouse Stone, Swink’s Sam’Stone, Hot-Butt Hare’s Ear, San Juan Worm
Streamers: Kamikaze Sculpin, Swing King, Extrovert, Montana Intruder
Steelhead
Flows:
Grande Ronde River: 3,180 CFS
Snake River: 26,200 CFS
Summary: Flows have been dropping steadily on the Grande Ronde! Time to get your last shot at these summer run fish before they get into spawn mode. Give our Lewiston shop (208)746-1368 a call for an update before heading down.
Swing: Mini Intruders, Tube Leech, Kilowatt
Nymph: Double Bead Stones, Steelhead Copper Johns, Clemen’s Steelhead Stones, Vitamin D
Stillwater
Summary: Rock Lake has been producing nice rainbows and browns for boat anglers. Casting toward the shoreline with either sink-tips or type 3 full-sinking lines has been getting the best results. Try a meaty streamer like Keller’s Montana Humdinger to entice some of the bigger browns in the lake.
Most of the lakes to the north of Spokane are frozen over, but there are plenty of options to the west that offer good winter fishing! Quail, Omak, and Banks to name a few.
New to lake fishing? We have an Intro to Washington Lakes class coming up on February 22nd! Call (509)418-9460 or come into the shop to sign up.
Under an Indicator: Balanced Leeches, Chironomids, Blobs
Streamers: Egg-Sucking Buggers, Zonkers, Thin Mints