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Dworshak Reservoir Monday Cast

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FRESHWATER CAST · MONDAY CASTIDAHO

Dworshak: Smallmouth Timber, Cool MT Mornings & Soft Traffic

Monday Sep 21 – Thursday Sep 24, 2026 · Dworshak Reservoir · bank, kayak & boat · Mon morning–Thu evening · times in MT

MTPrimary: smallmouthUSACE reservoirWeekday soft

Dworshak’s timber and steep banks still hide smallmouth — fish shade lines before the canyon wind wakes up.

Midweek outlook

NWS Spokane / Clearwater–Dworshak (NWS; pulled Sun Sep 20 evening CT): Monday (~88°F) — Patchy Fog then Sunny (precip ~0%); Tuesday (~83°F) — Mostly Sunny (precip ~0%); Wednesday (~77°F) — Mostly Sunny (precip ~1%); Thursday (~81°F) — Mostly Sunny (precip ~3%).

Primary species this week: Smallmouth bass — Dworshak’s premier warmwater story in late Sep; kokanee/trout also present.

Crowd: Weekday soft. No named trail event pulled for Mon–Thu.

Window

Mon–Thuthrough Thu evening MT

Water / clarity

Variable — stain possible in arms after rain.

Crowd / pressure

Weekday soft. No named trail event pulled for Mon–Thu.

Monday

~88°FPatchy Fog then Sunny · precip ~0% · 1 to 6 mph ENE

Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 88. East northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Clock times in MT.

Tuesday

~83°FMostly Sunny · precip ~0% · 2 to 6 mph NNE

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Clock times in MT.

Wednesday

~77°FMostly Sunny · precip ~1% · 3 mph NNW

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Clock times in MT.

Thursday

~81°FMostly Sunny · precip ~3% · 3 mph NNE

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Clock times in MT.

Dam & current / Generator schedule cheat sheet

Live/provisional pulls Sun Sep 20 CT. Soft verify dam boards before you go — do not invent unit counts.

Project	Observed	Generator schedule	How to fish it
Dworshak Dam USACE Walla Walla	Re-check live pool & outflow before launch — Sunday evening pull may be thin.	No invented unit schedule. Use project recording/website.	Timber edges & points for SMB; respect restricted zones near dam.

Schedules change — verify dam boards before you go.

How to fish it — Bank / Kayak / Boat

Bank

Limited bank — use public access.
Steep shore caution.

Kayak

PFD; timber hazards.
Wind funnels in canyon.

Boat

Graph timber/points.
Watch floating wood.

Ethanol-free fuel near this water

Pure-Gas.org E0 · near this water

Source: Pure-Gas.orgSun Sep 20, 2026 evening CT — verify at pump

Current prices (as of Sun Sep 20, 2026 evening CT — verify at pump) — may change; verify at the pump. No invented E0 pump prices.

Pure-Gas.org — Orofino corridor — Orofino, ID · ~varies mi · E0price not listed — verify at pumpPure-Gas

Crowdsourced E0 identity; distances rough to pin. Call ahead. Gather notes in MT.

Lure box — Top / Mid / Bottom

Top

Buzz/walker in low light

Mid

Spinnerbait in stain
Swimbait

Bottom

Jig/craw in timber
Texas rig

Stain → chartreuse/black; clear → green pumpkin.

Life stage + What's on the menu

Late summer SMB in timber.

What's on the menu: Craw/baitfish; match profile.

Also hot / also in season

Kokanee — Deeper — secondary
Rainbows — Secondary

Regs: Idaho Fish & Game — https://idfg.idaho.gov/fish — live-check; do not hardcode lengths.

Looking ahead

Watch USACE ops if rain hits the Clearwater.

Sources: NWS forecast grids; Pure-Gas.org E0 listings; agency pages as cited. Pin 46.5150, -116.2960. Drafted Sun Sep 20, 2026 evening CT · . Window times water-local (MT).