The Clark Fork has dropped down below 5500 cfs above Missoula and has been fishing really well. Grey drakes, March browns, baetis, caddis, and skwalas have all been hitting the water. The Upper Clark is still day to day, with streamers and skwala dries and nymphs being the go to set ups. Your best bet will be going during the heat of the day. The Lower Clark has come alive with fish looking up for their next meal. For skwalas try a flush floater, double dutch bug, half-down, or a rogue stone. For mayfly patterns try rocky mtn mints, purple haze, March browns, foam-back emergers, smoke jumpers, and film critic cripples. Streamer fishing has been gooooood, better on cloudy days. Try a skiddish smolt, meat whistle, or a lil’ kim. Get it while it’s good, major heat wave coming our way.

HATCHES: baetis, skwalas, march browns

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