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  • Missouri River Fishing Report – 7/26

    Missouri River Fishing Report – 7/26

      The Missouri is holding steady around 4400cfs, which is quite normal for this time of year. The summer algae is starting to build up, so nymphing can be a little messy at times. There are dry fly opportunities to be had. Tricos are buzzing around nearly every day, interspersed with caddis, PMDs, and yellow…

  • Rio launches new InTouch series of fly lines

    Rio launches new InTouch series of fly lines

    Rio InTouch Gold Fly Line Available in August. The ultimate, all-round fly line, with ultra-low stretch performance. The InTouch RIO Gold has a taper design that gives incredible loop stability at distance and a front taper that delivers perfect presentation of flies between sizes #2 and #22. The ultra-low stretch ConnectCore provides groundbreaking levels of…

  • Blackfoot River Fishing Report – 7/24

    Blackfoot River Fishing Report – 7/24

      The Fishing dosen’t seam to be affected with the spill on the Blackfoot and the closed stretches are now open.  The fishing has been great in the mornings and evening with a little bit of a slow time during the mid day heat.  The best setup is still the dry/dropper rig, but single dries…

  • Rock Creek Fishing Report – 7/24

    Rock Creek Fishing Report – 7/24

      The flow on rock creek is right at 500 cfs and fishing very well.  The mornings and evenings have been excellent and the mid day action is definitely worth the trip up here.  There are caddis hatches in the evening, and golden stones, PMDs, and yellow sallies available during the rest of the day.…

  • Missouri River Fishing Report – 7/24

    Missouri River Fishing Report – 7/24

      The Missouri’s flows are really trying to stabilize with the funky dam releases but the fishing has still been good.  The weeds are just starting to show up and get more concentrated as you go down the river making nymphing a little more difficult.  Tricos are buzzing around nearly every day, interspersed with caddis,…

  • Clark Fork River Fishing Report – 7/24

    Clark Fork River Fishing Report – 7/24

        Fishing on the Clark Fork has been great, and with the weather we have on tap for today, you have the potential for having an epic day here.  You can expect lots of mayflies in the morning and mid day if the clouds cooperate. Otherwise, It’s standard summer fare now, with attractor dries…

  • Bitterroot Fishing Report – 7/24

    Bitterroot Fishing Report – 7/24

        The flows are getting more and more wader friendly as the summer rolls on with mornings and evenings fishing best.  The mid day can be a little slow but nymping can get it done regardless. With today’s weather you stand the chance at having some very good mayfly fishing with the cloud cover…

  • Semi crashes, spills industrial soap in Blackfoot

    Semi crashes, spills industrial soap in Blackfoot

        BONNER, Mont. (AP) — A semi tractor-trailer crashed on Montana Highway 200 about two miles east of Bonner, spilling chemicals used to make industrial soap into the Blackfoot River. The driver told the Montana Highway Patrol his right front tire blew as he was rounding a corner at about 9:15 a.m. Tuesday. The…

  • Blackfoot River Fishing Report – 7/22

    Blackfoot River Fishing Report – 7/22

         I guess we’re allowed to be wrong every once in a while, like I was this weekend with my anticipation of thick smoke. This have cleared out considerably, which is good news for those of us breathing heavy over the last few days. Fishing has been really good on the Blackfoot as of…

  • Rock Creek Fishing Report – 7/22

    Rock Creek Fishing Report – 7/22

    At roughly 500cfs, Rock Creek should sustain its good fishing throughout the week. Reports have been really good up on Rock Creek the last few days. There are caddis hatches in the evening, and golden stones, PMDs, and yellow sallies available during the rest of the day. Dropping a nymph off your dry is still…