Getting sleepy up here as winter starts coming around the bend.  There is still some decent dryfly action on the upper 1/3 of the creek but it’s gotten much less consistent day to day.  Nymphs are your best bet no matter where you find yourself up here these days and smaller generic mayfly patterns like…

While there won’t be big bugs coming off midday, there will still be pretty decent and predictable midday dryfly action on baetis and/or midges rain or shine.  Before and after this dryfly window, you’ll want to be focusing your efforts subsurface just like you do in early spring.  Egg patterns, red San Juans , copper…

Water temps are falling dramatically on all the local rivers and for the most part, subsurface will be the deal – at least on the Blackfoot.    In addition to having to spend much more time underneath to get hooked up, your tactics there need to change a bit too.  As water temps fall below about…

The Mo is one of my favorite fall rivers.  It’s just wonderful country to be playing in while the season changes around you.  Quiet current seams, delicate dries and big fish in shallow waters – what’s not to like about this??  If you’re a devotee of big ugly stuff instead, the streamer fishing over here…

It’s about to get COLD up here which will dramatically switch up the fishing and make you adjust from the no brainer good stuff you’ve been having.  If you want the remaining, “more of the same”, you’ve probably got today and tomorrow . . and maaaaybe part of Sunday to get it done.  The falling…

The back channels have been MAGIC the past couple of weeks making the wade fishing on the ‘root very tempting.  Aside from having lots of rising fish in fun conditions, the back channels usually keep you separate from boat traffic (especially in this low water year) and offer you a spring creek like perspective.  Good…

The creek has been fishing well on these warm and sunny afternoons, but expect things to change dramatically in the major cool down that’s supposed to begin Sunday/Monday.  Today and tomorrow should continue to be mahogany bliss, but as temperatures plummet next week, your dryfly options will become much more limited both in terms of…

Very good fall fishing to be had pretty much along the entire length of the river.  The main bug and surface feeding activity is in the typical midday window these days with baetis and mahoganies being the central focus.  The window of dryfly opportunity is about to get radically shorter beginning on Monday with the…

Streamers are still rockin’ it on the upper river and the dryfly action has ramped up considerably on pretty much all the lower reaches from town down to St. Regis.  The hatches have gotten a bit more consistent too, and when the bugs are out, the fish have been up and eager.  We’ve also been…

The streamer fishing is day to day and section to section on the creek these days, but if you hit it right, there are some good fish to be had.  The dryfly action has been decent but not red hot by any means and has been quite a bit better on the upper 1/3 of…