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The flows on rock creek are standing around 300cfs today and is on a steady drop.  With the good clarity and lower flows, you can expect the fishing to be worth the trip up here.  Fishing with nymphs and streamers has been the most productive.  Using small orange or pink egg patterns, San Juan worms,…

The Blackfoot is still dropping with the cooler weather we’ve been having and the flow just above town is at 1000 cfs and getting nothing but better. The clarity is looking good, but the water temp is still pretty cold, around 37 degrees F. If your heading up here today, big black and olive streamers…

REPORTS: When the sun hasn’t been blazing, (mornings and evenings if there are no clouds), it’s been good surface hunting over here. Lots of different things working in all disciplines – nymphs, streamers and on some days – dry flies. The nymphing has been silly. Pink or red nymphs are king. Scuds, Ray Charles and…

The Bitterroot Has dropped about 200cfs since yesterday, and will continue to do so with the colder weather we’re having this week. The clarity is just about perfect and the bugs are just around the corner. Nymph Rigs are working best, with egg patterns, pheasant tails, small olive stones and small olive Pat’s rubber legs.…

REPORTS: The Clark Fork is dropping and the clarity is coming back. Our best fishing has been in back channels and down stream from the mouths of tributaries. The flow here in town is hanging at 4700 cfs, and looks like it will continue to drop with the cooler weather we’re getting. If you head…

The Bitterroot has stabilized and is holding a flow around 2400 cfs here in town. With the possibility of rain today, the top water action is going to be hard to find. Your best luck is going to be with deep tandem nymph rigs and streamers. If you can find where a tributary dumps in,…

If you head up the Blackfoot, Dark streamers and deep heavy nymph rigs are working best. Placing a San Juan worm behind an egg pattern can be deadly this time of year, especially when fished just down stream of where a tributary dumps in. Big black Stonefly nymphs, pheasant tails, red copper johns and hares…

REPORTS: When the sun hasn’t been blazing, (mornings and evenings if there are no clouds), it’s been good surface hunting over here. Lots of different things working in all disciplines – nymphs, streamers and on some days – dry flies. The nymphing has been silly. Pink or red nymphs are king. Scuds, Ray Charles and…

If you don’t mind indicator nymphing, you’ll be happy fishing the creek these days. Still right on the edge of dryfly potential, but not there quite yet. Tandem nymph rigs utilizing a variety of options such as egg patterns, smaller George’s brown stones, double beads, Montana nymphs will cover you for stoneflies. Standard hare’s ears,…