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Rock Creek Fishing Report – 3/14
With the warm weather in the forecast, you can expect to see your first real window of dry fly fishing about to kick off soon. It’s still a little early for the skwalas to start popping, but the word on the street is they’ve been eating the random chubby if you work it. The…
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Blackfoot Fishing Report – 3/14
The water temps on the Blackfoot have been hitting 40 degrees during the day and the flow is rising just over 1000 cfs. Most of the boat launches are completely buried by snow, so wade fishing will be your best option. Most of the fish are still being caught mid river in their winter holds…
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Bitteroot Fishing Report – 3/14
The Bitterroot is sitting at 1400cfs at Bell Crossing. The clarity is good. The Skwala’s are still pretty dormant (for now) but the fish are starting to look up. We have seen Skwala adults here and there, but it should turn on here any day now. For top water patterns use a…
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Fly Tying Fluttering Stone
Hook: U104 #10 Thread: Danville 6/0 Flymaster G. Olive Foam: 2mm Brown Dubbing: Ice Dub Caddis Green Legs: Grizzly Barred Olive Wing: Midge Crystal Flash Black Wing 2: Poly Pro Yarn White Wing 3: Natural Elk Hair
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Fly Tying Kingfisher Sculpin
Kingfisher Sculpin: Hook: Umpqua U502 #2 Thread: Uni-Thread 3/0 Olive Head: Olive Sculpin Helmet Medium Tail: Olive Barred Rabbit Strip Body: Ice Dub UV White Fins: Mallard Flank Olive Collar: Senyo’s Laser Dub Olive
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Fly Tying Tailwater Scud
Tailwater Scud: Hook: Umpqua U202 #12-20 Thread: Danville 6/0 Flymaster Olive Lead Wire: .010 Tail: Mallard Flank Olive Body: Trilobal Dubbing Olive Rib: 6x Mono Shell: Swiss Straw Olive
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Top Tailwater Nymph Patterns For Montana
Every spring we get the annual runoff that turns our local rivers to turbulent, chocolate milk colored, raging waters. Fisherman run to the closest tail water to get their fix while waiting for local water to drop into shape again.Tailwater fishing can be a whole another ball game with a completely different batch of…
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Fly Tying The Complex Twist Bugger
Originally tied by the guys at Fly Fish Food The Complex Twist Bugger: Umpqua U104 #6 Hook Large Conehead Nickel Lead Wire .030 Uni-Thread 3/0 Olive Marabou Olive & White Schlappen White Polar Reflector Flash Olive Grizzly Barred Rubber Legs Olive Senyo’s Laser Dub Light Olive
