Best action is with darker streamers fished with a slow, twitchy retrieve from midmorning on. Areas to fish are the nets, Thunderbolt Bay, and Warrior Point. Early morning fishing is slow, best action is from midmorning on. Using enough weight and getting a dead drift is critical for success. The salmon spawn is about over, but a few fish are still milling around.
Heavy rain can blow out the river.
For wading access, try Turtle Bay, Posse Grounds, and Knighton Road. Indicator nymph with a stonefly nymph and a glo bug dropper. Swinging both bright and dark flies on a sink-tip is also producing. The adult steelhead are running 3-6 lbs. Best action is from the Old Bridge in Lewiston downstream to Douglas City.