coeur-d-alene-river

Coeur d'Alene River is a river in Idaho.

It ranks #24 among the 28 waters of Idaho in the registry, and is of regional prominence.

Also called North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene.

Fished for trout.

Species: westslope cutthroat, rainbow trout and mountain whitefish.

USGS GNIS record: 393937.

Stretches: North Fork and Little North Fork.

Devil's Elbow Campground (access). It is fishable. See Kit Price Campground. Single source.

Kit Price Campground (access). It is fishable. One of three campgrounds above Prichard named in TU's CX3 guide, with Sissons and Devil's Elbow. Source does not give an order. Single source.

Laverne Creek (confluence). Regulation landmark on the Little North Fork (catch-and-release above it). Single source.

It is on the stretch Little North Fork.

Sissons Campground (access). It is fishable. See Kit Price Campground. Single source.

Tepee Creek (confluence). Perfect Fly Store: the upper section begins just above Tepee Creek, reachable by the 15-mile recreational trail, per the shop. Single source.

Yellowdog Creek (confluence). Regulation landmark: North Fork is catch-and-release above Yellowdog Creek, and the rule covers the creek and its tributaries. Single source; position along the river not stated.

Sourced from 2 independent fly sites.

Sources: cx3.tu.org (retrieved 2026-10-20), The Perfect Fly Store (retrieved 2026-10-29) and rowadventures.com (retrieved 2026-10-20).

Hatches

Flying ants

Stage: adult. Single or templated source.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep hatching
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

The page's only dated hatch: it says flying ants turn up in September on the North Fork Coeur d'Alene. Black carpenter ant imitations in 16-18 also recommended generally. Single source on a templated-content domain (S4, never corroborates); re-read 2026-10-29. No independent fly source naming a month for flying ants on this river was found; see month_search.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Also named, timing not yet researched: Short-horned Sedge, Little Black Caddis, Spotted Sedge, Terrestrials (hoppers, Japanese beetles, carpenter ants), Western Green Drake, Trico, Golden Stonefly, Yellow Quill, Pale Evening Dun, Winter Stonefly, Mahogany Dun, Pale Morning Dun, Blue-winged Olive (Baetis), October Caddis, Little Yellow Stonefly, Skwala.

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.