REPORT:

Oh yeah!  The Clark is dropping once again and is back on track in spades all along its length.  The upper reaches are fishing well with streamers while the lower river has been providing some very good streamer and nymph action before about 11 then transitioning into stellar dryfly fishing from about noon on.  There is an inordinate number of salmonfly adults buzzing around on the lower river and enough drakes around so fishing silly big parachute dries is working too.  Like the ‘root, the Clark is carrying enough color still, so that the first bright day we’re having in awhile today probably won’t do much to dissuade the rise.  Salmonfly or big junky looking attractor dries with deep (20″) droppers of red San Juans or brown silli legs will do good things today.  So will fishing obnoxiously large parachute mayflies tight to the banks.  You’re in for some fishing this weekend in the Missoula area for sure!

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HATCHES: Salmonflies, drakes, caddis, baetis, even a few hoppers on the warm afternoons.

 

FLIES: Big button emergers or parachute patterns for the March browns, standard stonefly attractor junk with 18″ droppers. Big prince nymphs, Peacock double beads, Griffith’s gnats and zebra midges on sunny days, slow moving crystal buggers or bunny junk in #8s that’re peach or yellow, double dutch skwala, size 18 adams or purple haze.

 

Other Info: Buy a bottle of Kingfisher brand fly floatant and we’ll refill it for you for 1 measly dollar all year long!

 

CLARK FORK FLOW AT TURAH

CLARK FORK FLOW ABOVE MISSOULA

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