- Beginning in April, once a week we will post a brief description of a rig we saw during the previous week that had one of our Kingfisher stickers on the window. When you recognize it as being your car described in our hatch report, stop into the shop and pick out 2 dozen nymphs or dries on us!!
The Clark Fork still has a lot of improving to do before the main sections really start fishing again. The flow above town is sitting at 12,500 cfs and will probably start to rise a little again before it really starts to drop. If you don’t have a lot of other options, you can head to the upper section or just below clean running tributaries, you should be able to find a couple fish. Tossing nymphs or ripping streamers is going to be your best bet with the poor clarity. For streamers use a JJ’s special, olive or tan super buggers, sculpzillas, standard buggers or an articulated pattern. The nymphs on the menu for today are pheasant tails, black bodied stone flies, pat’s rubber legs, San Juan Worms and little black micro stones. If you’re fishing below a clean running tributary, keep your bugs in the dirty/clean seam and work all the water for your best luck.
Weekend Fishing Tunes:
The Lil’ Smokies, The Lil’ Smokies
Awesome bluegrass/folk from right here in Missoula. Check them out here ( http://www.reverbnation.com/thelilsmokies ), or on iTunes.
If you own and iPad 1 or 2, we have 6 MFC original iPad covers to give away. The first people through the door get’em!!! If you come in with a kingfisher tattoo on your forehead you can have two!!!
HATCHES: mud worms
FLIES: Prince nymphs, bacon and egg combos (San Juan in tandem with an egg pattern), salmonflies, streamers.
Other Info: The Kingfisher is the largest dealer of Simms Fishing Products in the Rocky Mountains.
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