The lower river near Missoula is some of the warmest water in the area having hit at least 74 degree for the last 5 days in a row. May well explain the miniature city that springs up near Buckhouse Bridge everyday around noon. These water temps aren’t hard to imagine when you consider that a year ago, the lower ‘root was running 1600 cfs compared to 676 this morning. Conversely, the uppermost Bitterroot is some of the coldest water with peak temps of only 67 recently.  So . . . yeah, you’ll want to be on the upper/mid and NOT lower river.  Prospects are definitely better hitting the early morning hatches of PMDs and tricos and being off the water by about 1 or 2 just for productivity and comfort’s sake both your and the fishes’.

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