The Kingfisher Fly Shop

Hoot Owl Restrictions have been put in place for the Dearborn, Smith, and Sun rivers.   Tricos in the morning, hoppers in the afternoon. That’s your schedule for success over here at the moment. The caddis have been relatively absent, and the nymphing is a poor choice, if only for the algae that’s still around.…

Rock Creek is back on the drop. Some of the best streamer fishing on Rock Creek starts right about now. Toss that in with some really good late-summer dry fly action, and there’s really no reason to not be out here. For dry flies, use chubby Chernobyls, stimulators, PMDs, BWOs, bullet head stones, half downs,…

The Hecubas are starting to announce their presence on the Bitterroot, and this is reason to be excited. Big hatches of big mayflies later in the season is a ton of fun, and the Bitterroot is historically reliable for providing good Hecuba action. For dries, use large parachute adams, PMDs, Small baetis, purple hazes, tricos,…

With the Blackfoot leveled out, it’s ripe for some great fishing (not that it hasn’t been great). The spruce moths have faded, but the hopper fishing is still quite good. For dries use tricos, big PMDs, BWOs, elk hair caddis, hoppers, Chernobyls, Stimulators, half downs, bullet heads, parachute adams, and purple hazes. For nymphs use…

The upper Clark Fork has leveled out, but the lower, being the local catch-all, is still seeing the tail end of the rise. Don’t let it deter you too much, though. For dries, use elk hair and Goddard caddis in the evening, tricos, PMDs and PEDs, attractor patterns, golden rogues, chubby chernobyls for the morning…