Clearwater Chinook

[Huntsman]

How long after the fish cross Lower Granite can one expect to see them on the upper Clearwater. I realize that is a pretty vague question. Joe Dupont form the IDF&G says about 3 weeks until these fish start showing up in the Lewiston area. What about the area around Kooskia/Kamiah?
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[Huntsman]

Here's another question for those who might shed some light.

The Dworshak Hatchery is expecting a pretty good number of chinook. I've had some screamer days on the Pole Yard Hole for steelhead when the water flows blow the "bobber-boys" out...

Has anyone caught chinook in the top end of the Pole Yard? That Hole screams chinook....
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[chrome_junky]

well i know that a week after the first big push of steelhead crossed lower granite we were hitting fish so i imagine it would be pretty close the same for the chinook. i will be starting to fish for them next week. my buddy and i talked about getting the boat out and doing some trolling for them before it gets to crazy out there. or before they decide we can't have a season. as far as the northfork i have fished it and only done well on the east side of the river. but Im a newbie to this area and have only fished it for three years now.
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[phutch30]

Depends on the flows and where you expect the fish to be. In normal water years its about 2 weeks from granite to riggins/little salmon for alot of recovered pitt tags. Higher the water the slower the move.

Yesterdays fish passage was over 80% ID fish with most of them originating from Dworshack/clearwater or rapid river hatcheries
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[Kodiak1]

The Army Corps of Engineers did a study of adult chinook in the 1990's, using tracking devices, and discovered that it takes about 1 day for the fish to move through each of the upper 4 dams, and approx. 2 days to move from Lower Granite to the confluence in Lewiston. It took an average of 14 days to move from the lower Clearwater to the uppermost reaches of the Cl. drainage. These are averages, as the average time was up to 5. something on one of the years, dependant on water flows. An interesting side note: some of the salmon cross the dams, and are then blown back down. Most of these fish don't recross, but some do. Very few fish are blown over more than one dam. Hope this helps. Mike
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[FindFish]

The guides are planning on hitting the Clearwater river the last two weeks of May thru mid June. Check FindFish.com to get their reports. The reports are informative and give good indicators when to get out.
Hope that helps!
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[STEELHEADKID]

I've backtrolled fish out of the poleyard during salmon season. Probably could catch em off the bank......
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