The Joe - FLY FISHING The Saint Joe River with Rocky Run Outfitters and Seek Wild

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The St. Joe is a beautiful scenic freestone river that tumbles off the continental divide near the Idaho/Montana border. "The Joe" is 120 miles long and includes some of the most coveted dry fly water in the Northwest harboring cuts that occasionally stretch the tape to 20 inches.
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The St. Joe, a tributary of Coeur d’Alene Lake, is a scenic freestone river that tumbles out of St. Joe Lake, near the Idaho/Montana divide. "The Joe" is 120 miles long and includes some of the most coveted dry fly water in the Northwest and harbors Cutts that occasionally stretch the tape to 20 inches. The stretch of river we fish runs from Avery to Red Ives; our guiding permit also includes the North Fork of the St. Joe. Nationally classified as a wild and scenic river, the Joe is a stronghold for pure strain Westslope Cutthroat Trout; these fish occupy less than 2% of our western rivers. No Cuttbows here!
A bit about the hatch... St. Joe is rich in aquatic insects; prolific hatches support high native Westslope Cutthroat counts per river mile. For instance, the river is host to many mayflies, including Pale Morning Duns, Mahogonies, Red Quills, Blue-Wing Olives, Green, and Gray Drakes, and Tricos. Caddisfly varieties include October Caddis, Little Black Caddis, Spotted Sedges, Green Sedges, Short-horned Sedges, and more. This fertile freestone stream also supports good hatches of Golden Stone, Yellow Sally, and Winter Stoneflies. Salmonflies are also on the menu. In the summer heat, terrestrial insects like ants, beetles, and hoppers keep things jumping-creating a lively hopper/dropper fishery.