The Kingfisher Fly Shop

With the warmer weather we had last week, the Bitterroot bumped up quite a bit but is stabilizing fast. With the clarity coming back, you can expect the fish to be ready to play ball in the coming days. the flows are hanging around 2300 cfs here in town, which is still a little high…

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 Blackfoot is slowly heating up, the flows are stabilizing, and the clarity is coming back. The flow just above town is sitting around 1300 cfs, which is still high, but not unmanageable. If you head up the Blackfoot, Dark streamers and deep heavy double nymph rigs are working best. Placing a San Juan worm…

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,…

REPORTS: The Clark Fork is dropping and stabilizing from the little bump of Pre-run-off water we got last week. The flow in town is right around 5300 cfs, and the river is still off color and high. Nymphing and streamers are still turning fish though. Look for back channels and braids. These spots have been…

The Blackfoot is still very cold. You’ll want to avoid this one for a little while longer until there’s a bit more spring upon us.If you’re so inclined, hit ’em with deep nymph rigs using the usual patterns such as dark bodied double beaded stones, San Juan worms, micro stones, pat’s rubber legs, small black…

REPORTS: 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…

REPORTS: The Clark Fork has A LOT of bank ice. Be very careful. With that said, what little open water you can find on these warmer days is well worth fishing and can be a big indicator of a warm water seep. These springs are the favored lies of big trout look for in these…

The air is getting warmer, the days are getting longer and in a few more days, you’re going to half to wake up a full hour earlier!!!! HA! You can expect fish to start munching on the Bitterroot steadily in the coming days. Here comes that awesome spring fishing you spent all winter drooling over…