The Hoot Owl restrictions on the entire Bitterroot have been lifted. Much like The Blackfoot, the ‘root is low and concentrated in smaller flow channels. This makes for much better wade fishing than floating for sure.  The upper river near Darby is seeing some of the coldest water temperatures in the area with a high…

**The Blackfoot, some of the coldest water in the area, and all tributaries are currently closed until further notice.  Huh.   Presumably Rock Creek and The Bitterroot, both warmer and lower (and in one case, with more fish per mile) will close shortly as well?** Science is silly. Much like Rock Creek, the Blackfoot is really…

Hoot Owl restrictions are no longer in effect for the Clark Fork river. This week could the the turning point for the Clark Fork.  With restrictions lifted and consistent cloud cover in the forecast, this river is definitely one to consider.  The tricos are still going  great guns in the morning with the spinner fall…

REPORT: The creek continues to fish well with a high water temp yesterday of only 63 degrees.  Not bad considering the flow near Clinton is 138 cfs.  You can wade fish criss-crossing this river pretty much anywhere you want.  Red continues to be the color de jour.  Elongated patterns still seem to be out fishing…

REPORT: Nice to see the pressure dropping off just a bit with school back in session and the end of peak tourist season.  It won’t be long before the colors begin to turn and hard frost shifts the hatches dramatically. For now, the creek continues to fishin with terrestrials like smaller hoppers, ants and spruce…

Hoot Owl restrictions are no longer in effect for the Clark Fork river. The fishing pretty much from Kelly Island all the way down to St. Regis has been very good recently.  Lots of fish working the early morning tricos and late morning spinner falls.  As the tricos fade, the hopper fishing has been the…

**All the Blackfoot Tributaries are going on Hoot Owl restrictions as of this Saturday (8/24).  This includes the North Fork, Landers Fork, Belmont, Arrastra, Montoure. Fishing remains good up here with basic tried and true attractor and terrestrial patterns working the best early and midday. Dave’s hoppers, ants, spruce moths etc will all take fish…

The Hoot Owl restrictions on the entire Bitterroot have been lifted. You should have good fishing on the ‘root today with good trico action on the lower river and fish willing to rise to attractors and hoppers mid river and higher. The trico eating fish on the lower river have been SNOTTY so 6X may…

Nothing new to report really.  More or less the end of summer doldrums.  It’s very much a morning thing over here these days with occasional fishing taking midday.  The evening wakes up again a bit more but we’re really needing a cool down. Tricos and caddis will be your best bets early and targeted, quiet…

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. Not so much . . .unless you’re already a 3 pack of Camel no filters kinda animal already.  LOTS of smoke up here from fires near Lolo and in…