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Pend Oreille Charters

Pend Oreille Charters

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Pend Oreille Charters is a fishing charter operator based in Hope, Idaho. It operates on Lake Pend Oreille. The business has been operating since 2001 and also fishes the Clark Fork River and the Pend Oreille River. They target Gerrard Rainbow Trout, other trout species, bass, and pike.

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Trout Fishing, Bass Fishing

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4.8· 25 reviews on Google
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    bob bolam· 3 months ago

    My son and I chartered a fishing trip. Chris was our guide. We had a great time, learned alot and are excited to do it again this fall. Thank you Chris for a very pleasant excursion today. We both enjoyed our fishing trip.

  • 2nd trip with these guys and it was just phenomenal, again. Bob is a great skipper and fisherman, and Wes was a fantastic coach as my buddy in the scarf, who's never caught anything bigger than a perch, hauled in a beautiful 22 lb, 32" kam (released, too). Cannot recommend these guys highly enough. If you want to learn, they're great teachers. If you just want to catch, they're going to do everything they can to get you on something unforgettable from this ridiculously special fishery.

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    Adam Schade· a year ago

    My family had an amazing time with Wes. We all caught fish and he has such a cool personality and really just loves fishing. His drive and true skill for it was amazing to watch. Definitely recommend Wes and Pend Oreille Charters. We caught 3 nice rainbows and 1 really ncie brown.

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    Spencer Huender· a year ago

    Awesome trip.highly recommended. I booked this trip about a month and a half ago and talked to Bob. He was great!!! Super easy to get it booked. When we got there for the trip we were immediately greeted by our amazing captain Wes. It only got better!!! My brother Mark got a 10 pound Mack, My amazing Girlfriend KC got skunked, but in all honesty she was there for me. I personally just wanted to get a big rainbow trout, guess what? I landed a beautiful 8 pound one!!!! So much fun!! I can’t stop smiling 🙂 we finished the day off with pizza from Icehouse 👍 Wess was the perfect captain!!! Very knowledgeable and fun, thanks Wess for making this a great day!!!

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Typical flow by month

1989 to 2026

The water at Pend Oreille Charters typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,530 cfs, and lowest in September, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,500 cfs, in 2007.

Typical flow by month at Lightning Creek at Clark Fork ID, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January12981 to 221
February11775 to 211
March236136 to 443
April569339 to 863
May1,530998 to 2,110
June848410 to 1,410
July8955 to 174
August1913 to 32
September136.2 to 20
October249.0 to 89
November16858 to 386
December14567 to 300

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 36 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Lightning Creek at Clark Fork ID (site 12392155). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

92Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Sun, Sep 27 (96)

Streamflow

6.0 cfs

Normal (26th)

Water level

8.40 ft

High today

77°F

Wind

8 kt

Gusts 10 kt

Rain chance

1%

Week ahead

Tue77°F1%
Wed70°F1%
Thu82°F2%
Fri60°F76%
Sat61°F52%
Sun68°F4%
Mon66°F13%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). See full conditions →

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