The good news is that the snowpack in Idaho is at least 100% of normal almost everywhere in the state. The farther north you go, the better the conditions. The Panhandle and the Clearwater regions are closer to 120%, and some of the Central Mountains regions, like the Wood River and Lost River, are around 115%. The Snake River is kind of a mixed bag, but looks good overall, probably a little better than 100%. Farther south, it does get a bit iffy.

It looks like there is a decent chance the precipitation will keep coming for a while. So after the long, hot, dry late spring, summer and early fall we had last year, there's reason for some real optimism for the coming fishing season.

Wondering how much damage the very low water conditions and high water temperatures last season did to the food chain, at least in the smaller rivers and streams. Time will tell.

Hopefully, you'll be getting some interesting fishing reports from this neck of the woods this year.