Mohoganies and baetis are working hard out there to make this another good fall in your fishing journal.  So far, they’re succeeding!  By and large you can get by fishing a variety of mayfly offerings in the size 14 to 22 range.  Button emergers and Lawson cripples have seen very few refusals when the fish…

It’s been taking awhile for things to get going on the surface for sure lately, but when they do, there are a few hours of VERY good dryfly action for some really nice sized fish.  We’ve been doing well with widely spaced mahogany droppers off the back of October caddis like critters that are allowed…

The Mo is one of my favorite fall rivers.  It’s just wonderful country to be playing in while the season changes around you.  Quite 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…

Oh yeah, this is definitely it.  I LOVE this river!!  Very good fishing on the Mo right now regardless of your preferred method.  Streamers, nymphs and dries are all taking good numbers of big fish.  The baetis are in full swing and by mid afternoon, it’s dry fly heaven.  For those of us that would…

The streamer fishing has definitely ratcheted up a few notches recently and brown or black woolhead stuff greased up and stripped just subsurface is turning some monster fish for us with near dryfly like strikes – GOOD STUFF!  The dry fly fishing is okay but it has been of short duration with nymphs on each…

The entire river has been fishing well as of late and that includes the lower river in sunny conditions.  Mostly a mahogany deal which is nice since it keeps the guesswork to a minimum.  You may have to experiment day to day to figure out which mahogany pattern they want the most, but by and…

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…

Well, the anticipated weekend cloud cover never materialized, but the fishing was still pretty good.  Not a real mystery though, because bright sun generally isn’t the issue it can be in mid summer.  On the bright afternoons, red Turck’s tarantulas sitting near motionless in the “frog water” will eventually get sipped if you’ve got the…

Yup, this is what Missouri fall flyfishers wait for every year – BAETIS! There are LOTS of them coming off now and the fish are eager for the latest snack!  The fatties aren’t real wary and have not gotten too choosy yet.  Standard parachutes, comparaduns and cripples on 5x will get you bent.  We have…

The Clark above Missoula has been much more consistent than the river through town or below.  It’s been streamer happiness above town for sure.  The lower river has been manic lately with wild swings between epic and . . . not so much.  The lack of wind is helping a bit as of late and…