The Blackfoot is once again open after a total closure. The restriction was recommended by the Blackfoot Drought Committee and began on Sept. 5th.  It was initiated by flows at Bonner falling below 500 cfs to 488, a “trigger point” independent of temperature in the Blackfoot Drought response plan. In spite of the wind that’s…

Nice fall weather looks to be on tap finally. With this being the case, look for your best fishing to more more and more towards the middle of the day as the nights get longer, the water gets cooler and the fall hatches begin in earnest.  Tricos are still working well in the mornings, but…

We had a pretty epic weekend over here on the nymph rigs.  Silly actually.  If you’re willing to ball and chain it, you’ll catch some fish.  Smaller (18s and 20s) tailwater nymph fare was the key.  They definitely seemed to want stuff with a hint of muted green or gray. the first day we spent…

Still some trico action up here, especially mid and lower river, but like we’ve been saying, it ain’t for the faint of heart.  6X, VERY specific patterns (day to day so you’ll have to rotate through ’em) and drag free drifts are key.  If you can find a spot that’s a backwater where fish are…

It’s kind of a catch as catch can affair up here right now with the seasonal shift in full swing.  Not a ton of aquatic insect adults around at this point although there are still good numbers of terrestrials like ants, bees, hoppers and even some spruce moths.  The fish have still been willing to…

Rock Creek just keeps chugging along like it has since EARLY spring this year.  Good fishing pretty much all day long although the fish have gotten quite a bit more selective recently.  Expect to see this change a bit in your favor as the cooler weather moves in with some clouds and the fatties feel…

The Hoot Owl restrictions on the entire Bitterroot have been lifted. The flow is 321 near Darby, 226 mid river and 470 in the lower flats. It’s definitely a better wade fishing option now, in general, than a floating option although there are still any number of areas that have enough water to float. Today…

It hasn’t been easy over here lately in the last gasp of summer heat and sun.  There has been some decent morning fishing on the tricos and some opportunistic hopper and nymph gobbling midday, but we are certainly ready for some clouds and a cool down.  For now, we’re getting some fish on some of…

  TricThe weather looks to finally be moving in our favor.  Along with the major cool down in the forecast should come the start of some of the fall hatches and more consistent daytime fishing.  While the Clark has been fishing well section to section on a hit and miss basis, the blazing sun certainly…

Tricos are still the name of the game early in the day, and if there’s cloud cover, the midday fishing’s been pretty good too.  Unfortunately, it looks like sun, hot temps and some wind could put a damper on things over the next few days.  Fishing small soft hackles or sparse midge subsurface patterns underneath…