REPORT: Clouds are almost always a better deal on the Clark Fork (as the past 2 weeks have demonstrated – how was THAT for crazy good fishing), but this time of the year with the water on the drop, bright sun isn’t the issue it can be in August.  While there was an ABRUPT slow…

The blazing sun that can make the other rivers temperamental is Blackfoot happiness due to the river’s less glassy surface characteristics.  Bright sun will have the fish up and eating terrestrials such as ants and hoppers today, with spruce moths just around the corner.  There are still remnant salmonflies on the mid and upper reaches…

So you’ve got today and tomorrow left to fish the creek from a boat this year.  Flows are about 1/2 of what they were on this day last year, though, so wading up here is almost a better option.  The fish are being hugely cooperative up here these days eating everything from hoppers to PMDS. …

Partly sunny and a bit windy over here today but the fishing’s been stellar.  Good numbers of PMDs coming off in the mornings, then spinners and caddis after lunch.  The nymphing is back to no brainer status and the streamer fishing has gotten very good once again too.  You can target rising fish with appropriately…

REPORT: What more can we say other than, “you should go”!!  You have 6 more days that you can fish from a boat on the creek, so if you’ve been putting it off, better get it done soon.  Drakes, PMDs, golden stones, caddis, it’s all good right now.  Rain or shine, you can expect good…

Clarity and insanely good fishing has returned to the Blackfoot!  The fish are still looking for salmonflies mid river and higher on the warm and sunny days.  In the clouds, green drake type stuff that can encompass everything from royal Wulffs in a 10 to more exacting comparaduns will motivate strikes.  Leggy, twitched attractors like…

The ‘root is in full swing just like everything else in the Missoula area right now!  Dropping water levels, prolific hatches and some alternating clouds and sun.  Good stuff!  PMDs, green drakes, hoppers and caddis have been the go to bugs on top although leggy attractor dries (PMX,Chew toys, etc.) with deep droppers have also…

REPORT: We are in the midst of some of the best fishing of the year at this point and the Clark Fork is leading the way.  All the way from its upper reaches clear down to St. Regis, the Clark has been giving up exceptional dry fly action.  We’ve been hearing the term, “just like…

Windy and rainy lately but today may be a better dryfly proposition with more calm conditions and less torrential down pours.  You’ll see bugs (mostly PMDs and caddis) and you’ll see fish taking there here and there and maybe more readily in today’s favorable conditions.  Tandem nymph rigs down deep under an indicator will almost…