Well, I have been waiting for an opportunity to make my first post and this seems as good as any.

I can't help with fishing near Boise or the Salmon River, but do know a bit about the Clearwater between Lewiston and Orofino. The river is really low this year although recent rains have raised it to near normal.

The whole highway Lewiston to Orofino has good water that should typically hold fish at this time of the year. But here are two of my favorites.

Try fishing with bobbers and black and white 1/4 oz. jigs tipped with shrimp tails above I think it is called the "Arrow Rock Bridge." The bridge is the first bridge that crosses to the South side of the river. The water is about 15 feet deep at the head of the hole. At this time of the year there should be some fish here, and usually big ones.

Try the same set up near Orofino. There is a turn off with lots of parking (and usually lots of fisherman).

Check out the fish counts over Lower Granite to get a rough idea of how many fish are in the river. I was told it takes everything from four to seven days for a fish to move fast from Lower Granite to the Arrow Rock Bridge. Good luck.