Trip brief · Selway River
How to go fish the Selway River
The months we list for the Selway River are 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
Ants#16-18
Black Foam Ant
Access
Lowell / Selway-Lochsa Confluence
46.148, -115.598parking
Race Creek Launch
46.070, -115.281parking
Selway Falls
46.070, -115.281
Running Creek Ranch
46.120, -115.440
Regs — check current rules before you go
Idaho fishing license required. Bull trout catch-and-release only — do not remove from water, barbless hooks strongly recommended. Wilderness float permits required and are lottery-based — apply with Bitterroot National Forest in January for summer access. Motorized equipment prohibited above Race Creek. Check IDFG regulations for current special rules on the Selway. No ATV or motorized access in wilderness.
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 Selway River page →