Hoot Owl restrictions remain in place for the entire Bitterroot river.  This means that no fishing is allowed between the hours of  2 P.M. and midnight.

The river near Darby is running about 92% of historical average while down below where the irrigation really takes off, the mid and lower river are running about 1/2 of historical flows.  This can be attributed to a record high price for hay this year ($200 a ton) and lots of new little, and immediately fenced off,  novel ranchettes that aren’t even big enough to turn around a decent sized tractor on, all of which are pulling water to keep themselves that purty green color they’re not used to seeing “back home”.  Due to the cool nights, the lower river which has been topping out at about 70 + degrees every day is fishing the best early, while the upper reaches of the ‘root are cold and getting a bit later start on the dryfly action.  The lower river is also the place to be for trico sippers if that’s your deal although by mid morning, they’ve been eating hoppers like idiots down here.  The upper sections are a no-brainer for easier dryfly fishing on less glassy water but because of this, it has been seeing considerably more traffic.  PMDs, hoppers, and caddis are all you’ll need up here.

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HATCHES/Flies: hoppers , ants,  tricos, PMDs, caddis, yellow sallies,

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BITTERROOT FLOW AT DARBY
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