https://houseoffly.com/copper-john-barr-s-gold-bead-head-fly 

https://houseoffly.com/flashback-pheasant-tail-nymph-fly 

https://houseoffly.com/gold-bead-rubber-leg-wooly-bugger-fly 

https://houseoffly.com/micro-mayfly 

Water flows are still climbing this week and will continue to climb through the weekend to around 20,000 CFS, which makes for a much quicker float this time of year. With water temperatures still hovering around 50 degrees, the fishing action has stayed good this late into fall. Nymphing is still the most productive option, with a chance at some heads poking up here and there around midday on the nicer days. Streamer fishing has also been very productive from the banks and from a boat. Small bugger patterns have been working great as well as heavier sculpin patterns. This is a great time to get out on the Kootenai before winter gets here, chances are you’ll have the place to yourself. 

Pend Oreille River 

Temps 52-48 

Flies 

https://houseoffly.com/4-skiddish-smolt-fly 

https://houseoffly.com/montana-intruder-fly-8 

https://houseoffly.com/fulling-mill-zonker-skullhead-6-natural 

https://houseoffly.com/keller-s-she-demon-bugger 

The lake and river have reached wintertime elevation. From here on out the best way to approach the river will be by boat because it’s drawn down for the winter, which leads to a lot of mud around the shore. That mud makes walking around shore a real chore. Covering water with streamers is the best tactic. Also allowing your flies to get deep and stay there long enough is also important when fishing big water like this. Midday will provide the best action as the weather gets colder and the days get shorter. Also, pay attention to the spots where the sun has warmed the water for most of the day. These spots can have fish hanging around them feeding. 

Small lakes 

Temp 50-47 

Flies  

https://houseoffly.com/ruby-red-eyed-leech-fly 

https://houseoffly.com/phil-rowleys-chromie 

https://houseoffly.com/phil-rowleys-balanced-leech 

https://houseoffly.com/phil-rowleys-pitching-leech 

https://houseoffly.com/montana-fly-co-chan-s-bmw 

The small lakes are cooling off but still fishing good! As things do cool off, your retrieve needs to be much slower than usual. Most trout should still be hanging around shallow, around 4’ - 8’ so a floating line, intermediate and a sink-tip line should all suffice this time of year. Being able to cover all water columns is critical in stillwater fly fishing so make sure to have different density lines onboard if you head out. Covering water as well as covering different columns will pay off this time of year. 

https://houseoffly.com/scientific-anglers-sonar-titan-triple-density-sinking-fly-line-pale-green-dark-green-brown 

https://houseoffly.com/scientific-anglers-sonar-titan-sink-tip-fly-line-willow-moss-black 

https://houseoffly.com/ballistic-double-barrel-fly-line