Fishing Tools

Fish Counts

  • All Chinook

    2623

  • Adult Chinook

    2594

  • Jack Chinook

    29

  • All Steelhead

    36

  • Clipped Steelhead

    10

  • Unclipped Steelhead

    26

  • All Coho

    0

  • Adult Coho

    0

  • Jack Coho

    0

  • Sockeye

    0

  • Chum

    0

  • Pink

    0

  • Shad

    0

  • Lamprey

    0

Lower Granite Dam «» Visit Columbia River DART

Water Flow Data

Dis-charge«»
  • 19,300 ft3/s
    (06/23 09:15 PDT)CLEARWATER RIVER AT OROFINO ID
  • 26,300 ft3/s
    (06/23 09:30 PDT)CLEARWATER RIVER NR PECK ID
  • 33,700 ft3/s
    (06/23 09:45 PDT)SALMON RIVER AT WHITE BIRD ID
  • 24,000 ft3/s
    (06/23 10:30 MDT)SNAKE RIVER AT HELLS CANYON DAM ID-OR STATE LINE
  • 69,400 ft3/s
    (06/23 09:15 PDT)SNAKE RIVER NEAR ANATONE, WA
Water Flow Data
www.pautzke.com

Testimonials

Jim and Norm; I want you both to know Lane and I had a GREAT time fishing with you! .... Russell Firkins

Read More Here

Conditions

Partly Cloudy 75 °F
Partly Cloudy

Lewiston, ID

Weather provided by
Yahoo! Weather


*3% processing fee for cards

www.visitnorthcentralidaho.org

Spring Chinook


Click on a thumbnail to view a larger image. Click anywhere on the larger image or use the 'c' key to close it. Use the 'next' and 'previous' links at the top to navigate the images.

Spring Chinook

The Spring Chinook salmon is a gray-green on the back and top of the head with silvery sides and white ventral surfaces. It has black spots on its tail and the upper half of its body; its mouth is dark gray. Adult fish range in size from 33 to 38 inches, but may be up to 45 inches in length; Idaho Clearwater River Springers average 10 to 30 pounds.

The Spring Chinook Salmon begins its migration in April-May, remaining throughout summer and will spawn in the fall. The spawning grounds for these Spring Chinook Salmon are the tributaries of the Clearwater river, Salmon River, Imnaha Rivers in Idaho and Oregon. What makes these Salmon unique is the fact that the spawning grounds are located further upstream than any other salmon. Early Native Americans harvested 'Springers' as far inland as Idaho's Salmon River, 900 miles from the Pacific. The 'Springer' is far and away the most palatable Salmon in the North West. Spring Chinook Fishing techniques include Back-Trolling, Back-Bouncing and Bobber fishing.

Talk with our guides to get in the thick of the fish. You’ll be on your way to boating your limit and finding trophy size Spring Chinook!

Previous page: Fall Chinook
Next page: Steelhead