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.

[@Paulpoission]

New sub here! You are exactly right! The Joe is Amazing for every type of fly angler!

[@dragally1]

A few things on the "Joe" and the video. First there is no such thing as a hard trail or remote area as one can drive the whole length of the river to fish it. The hardest part is finding a campsite. Some parts are steep and hard to get out of once you get down there. Secondly one doesn't need a guide there if they have any experience at all. Now, it is a beautiful river but over crowded with people coming to camp as far away as Seattle and the big bridge is home to many vacationers lasting at least all summer if not spring and fall. The fish are fairly plentiful but not terribly easy to catch and large fish are not the norm but thats my fault I suppose as I dont see well enough to keep changing flys, I usually stick with whats tied on until it breaks off(75) yrs here. As once commenter said, it's loved to death. All that being said I'll be up there again fishing in memory of my best friend that passed a year ago and that was the last place we fished together. The video was nice to see and I recognized the places you were fishing. Thx. PS: How dare you say you dont want the most beautiful fish in the US in there? lol

[@robertcross6834]

Fished the Joe and elk hunted the hills around it in the late 1970s thru mid 80s. What is fantastic fishery.

[@bumperwithhandsteam1757]

This was a very pleasant and nice video to watch keep up the good work👍

[@heartfieldguitarcentral282]

Just fly fished the Joe today. October caddis are hatching and cuttys are biting

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Great video

[@cutbowmedia3243]

Thank you, very much.

[@driftstone]

I had the pleasure of fishing there last summer, it was a great experience! Great video!

[@cutbowmedia3243]

Yeah, it’s a beautiful river. I spend a lot of time in those runs. Thanks for watching! It means a lot.

[@dougdriever8058]

Enjoyed your video, with 1 exception. You were walking down a tough trail and almost stepped on a plastic bag! You just left it there! WTF! In Idaho we pick up garbage, regardless of who left it! Please take care of our resources.

[@cutbowmedia3243]

I think the best part of this faux outrage is the fact that you don’t know any of us and what we did after shooting this film. “In Idaho we pick up garbage” unless its on the median on the highways in every town, right? You’ll be happy to know we filled one and a half trash bags in the making of this video and we regularly do so when not filming. I’m sorry you’re offended by the shot, but it should please you to know that the “tough trail” was just a small path from the road to the river and not a trail in which we didn’t simply turn around to pick up the litter. I hope you have a fantastic day and take it easy. Especially when expressing frustration with someone on the internet. We must be quick to remember that we don’t have the full picture the vast majority of the time.

[@dougdriever8058]

@@cutbowmedia3243 Sorry for the belated response. I appreciate your diligence and care of our resources. You are right about the roadside litter. As a 70 yr old native Idahoan, it breaks my heart that more people do not share your respect for our shared resources. Did not mean to offend, but truly want my grandkids and yours to have the same opportunities we have enjoyed.

[@aaronwilcox6417]

Its overused anymore

[@cutbowmedia3243]

Do you think so?

[@whitefishfins]

I respectfully have to agree with the comment. It is getting loved to "death" (not literally, but it's getting haggard). Many of the fish have mouths that are scarred and deformed from being hooked and released so often. I think it is great that many people love to fish and get into the woods, the Joe is scenic and beautiful for sure, and it is healthier than in the 1960's, but I think the number of folks up there running up and down the roads on 4 wheeler - camping on every corner, all season long - is pushing some kind of envelope. Just my opinion.... but that said, I share your appreciation for its beauty and its wild fish.