Trip brief · Lochsa River
How to go fish the Lochsa River
The months we list for the Lochsa River are June, July, August, September. You are inside that window now, so this brief is written for August.
August
No USGS gauge is mapped to this river.
Flies to tie — August
Grasshopper#8-12
Caddis#14-18
Yellow Sally#14-16
Yellow Sally
Access
Powell Ranger Station
46.517, -114.696parking
Wilderness Gateway Bridge
46.430, -115.027parking
Split Creek
46.375, -115.341parking
Colgate Licks
46.320, -115.520parking
Regs — check current rules before you go
Idaho fishing license required. Bull trout catch-and-release only, barbless hooks strongly encouraged. NO targeting of steelhead — the Lochsa is a steelhead refuge. Release any steelhead immediately without removing from water. Above Wilderness Gateway Bridge: catch-and-release only for all species. Check IDFG regulations annually for current special rules. No motorized access above Race Creek on Selway tributary.
Pack list
- A current state fishing licence
- Waders and boots you have already leak-tested
- Net, nippers, forceps
- Floatant and desiccant
- Tippet in the sizes the chart asks for
- Water, sun cover, polarised glasses
Generic gear. Anything specific to this water is above.
Full hatch chart, access map and live gauge on the Lochsa River page →