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Clark Fork River Fishing Report – 7/4
With the unseasonably hot dry weather that we’ve been having, FWP has instituted hoot owl closures on the Blackfoot to protect the fish from over stressing. So starting at 2pm, anglers need to stop fishing and pull up their line for the day. The Clark Fork is getting low and very weedy. The…
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Rock Creek Fishing Report – 7/4
Rock Creek is in a lot better shape, water temp wise, than the other area waters. But is still very low for this time of year. FWP has not enacted the hoot owl closures up here yet, but that could change as summer stumbles on. The dry fly fishing has been very good in…
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Hoot Owl – Do the right thing
The temps on all of our local rivers have been peaking out well above 70 degrees the last four days of June. Combine this with flows at or near historic lows and it’s a recipe for resource disaster! The Kingfisher has been restricting all our guide trips to morning half days only. We…
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Rock Creek Fishing Report – 6/30
the general dry fly fishing has been more than decent. Hopper/dropper setup during the afternoon is the ticket. There are caddis hatches in the evening, and golden stones, PMDs, and yellow sallies available during the rest of the day. For dry flies, use chubby Chernobyls, stimulators, bullet head stones, half downs, parachute adams, purple…
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Clark Fork River Fishing Report – 6/30
The Clark Fork has been getting pretty weedy these last few weeks. But the caddis hatches have been excellent. And that means good in the morning and evenings, quite slow in the afternoons. Attractor dries and dry/dropper rigs are working really well, along with PMDs, caddis, and yellow sallies when the occasion calls. For…
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Bitterroot Fishing Report – 6/30
The fishing on the East and West Fork has been a good option with the colder water and the morning and evening fishing has been great. But…. The lower river temp’d out at 76 degrees last night, which isn’t good in any way. As for the evening, it’s standard summer fare, but you might…
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Blackfoot River Fishing Report – 6/30
With the high temperatures and low flows, the Blackfoot has continued to fish really well. At this point in the summer, it would take the MVP title for the season. Don’t expect to be alone out here, though. Everyone wants to see what the hype is about. For dries use big elk hair caddis, spruce…
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Blackfoot River Fishing Report – 6/26
The fishing up here has been very worth while with the flows stabilizing. Hoppers are also starting to make an appearance. The river is fishing well all day with good water temps which makes this a great option for today. For dries use big elk hair caddis, spruce moth patterns, hoppers, Chernobyls, Stimulators, Rogue stones,…
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Bitterroot Fishing Report – 6/26
The Bitterroot’s water temps have been hanging in the 60’s with the flows dropping to a more than wade-able level. The PED and caddis fishing in the evenings has been great, and the PMD spinner falls in the mornings have also been noteworthy but the mid day has been a little slow with the…
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Rock Creek Fishing Report – 6/26
The dry fly fishing has been pretty darn good. The best luck has been in the morning and evenings but the mid day fishing has still been worth while. There are caddis hatches in the evening, and golden stones, PMDs, and yellow sallies available during the rest of the day. For dry flies, use…