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North Central Idaho / Clearwater

Selway River

Marginal4,040 CFSAdvanced

Live Conditions

Selway RiverNear Lowell

Marginal
4,040CFS
Discharge
5.40ft
Gauge Height
Water Temp
Updated 1 hr agoView on USGS ↗

7-Day Flow

→ Stable

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24-Hr Pressure

27.58 inHg · → High/stable

Falling (good)RisingHigh/stable

Local Weather

72°FClear sky
Wind 1 mph27.58 inHg Low & stable

Tough conditions — fish deep

Today

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Clear sky

84° / 48°

Tomorrow

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Partly cloudy

87° / 51°

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Overcast

85° / 66°

Sun

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Overcast

81° / 59°

Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.

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🪰 Hatch Calendar

Selway River · June · Early Summer

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JanDec

⚠ Runoff season — check live gauge before driving

SALMONFLIES (size 4-6) at peak in lower sections — one of the most dramatic stonefly hatches in Idaho. Golden Stones (size 6-8) starting. Caddis (size 14-16) heavy late month as flows settle. Post-runoff prime opening late June.

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About Selway River

Wild & Scenic freestone draining the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, joining the Lochsa at Lowell to form the Middle Fork Clearwater. Native west-slope cutthroat and bull trout in remote, pristine pocket water — one of the most wilderness-feeling fisheries in the lower 48.

SalmonflyGolden StoneCaddisPale Morning DunHopperBlue-Winged Olive

Regulations

Catch-and-release for cutthroat with single barbless hook in many stretches. Bull trout federally protected — release immediately. Standard Idaho fishing license required. Check current IDFG rules.