Fishing the North Fork

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Wed., June 26, 2019

Greg Gatti, a fishing guide in North Idaho, navigates his boat down the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River on Wednesday June 19, 2019.

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Greg Gatti, a fishing guide in North Idaho, holds a cutthroat trout caught on Wednesday June 19, 2019 on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River. In 2008 the fishery became catch-and-release only. Since then the quality of the cutthroat fishery has improved greatly, guides and managers say.

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The North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River as seen Wednesday June 19, 2019.

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A cutthroat trout caught on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River on Wednesday June 19, 2019. As fishing pressure has increased on the river, guides and fishery managers, have noticed the cutthroat populations becoming pickier about what they will bite.

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Greg Gatti, a fishing guide in North Idaho, ties a fly on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River Wednesday June 19, 2019.

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Greg Gatti removes a hook from a cutthroat trout caught Wednesday June 19, 2019 on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River.

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Greg Gatti, a fishing guide in North Idaho, demonstrates how to cast a fly rod on Wednesday June 19, 2019 while floating the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River. North Idaho offers world-class trout fishing, and while not exactly a secret, the fishing pressure is less than other notable trout streams.

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Greg Gatti, a fishing guide in North Idaho, launches his boat into the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene Wednesday June 19, 2019.

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Greg Gatti, a fishing guide in North Idaho, unloads two fly rods on Wednesday June 19, 2019. The fishing on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene and the St. Joe River is comparable to any other trout stream in the Lower 48, Gatti said.

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