The Kingfisher Fly Shop

The streamer fishing has definitely ratcheted up a few notches recently and brown or black woolhead stuff greased up and stripped just subsurface is turning some monster fish for us with near dryfly like strikes – GOOD STUFF!  The dry fly fishing is okay but it has been of short duration with nymphs on each…

The entire river has been fishing well as of late and that includes the lower river in sunny conditions.  Mostly a mahogany deal which is nice since it keeps the guesswork to a minimum.  You may have to experiment day to day to figure out which mahogany pattern they want the most, but by and…

The streamer fishing is day to day and section to section on the creek these days, but if you hit it right, there are some good fish to be had.  The dryfly action has been decent but not red hot by any means and has been quite a bit better on the upper 1/3 of…

Well, the anticipated weekend cloud cover never materialized, but the fishing was still pretty good.  Not a real mystery though, because bright sun generally isn’t the issue it can be in mid summer.  On the bright afternoons, red Turck’s tarantulas sitting near motionless in the “frog water” will eventually get sipped if you’ve got the…

Yup, this is what Missouri fall flyfishers wait for every year – BAETIS! There are LOTS of them coming off now and the fish are eager for the latest snack!  The fatties aren’t real wary and have not gotten too choosy yet.  Standard parachutes, comparaduns and cripples on 5x will get you bent.  We have…

The Clark above Missoula has been much more consistent than the river through town or below.  It’s been streamer happiness above town for sure.  The lower river has been manic lately with wild swings between epic and . . . not so much.  The lack of wind is helping a bit as of late and…

It’s definitely getting colder up here which is scrunching down the effective dryfly action to about a 2 or 3 hour window midday.  Even the nymphing has stalled a bit until the sun’s been up awhile.  When you do see fish rising, a size 14 comparadun or Adams/haze should work about as well as anything. …

More of the same going on up here today which should make you happy.  We’ve been having some exceptional days on the ‘root lately.  If you’re a streamerhead, you’re in luck.  If you’re a dryfly junkie, you’re in for a treat.  If you like the ball and chain routine, you’ll definitely stay bent.  It’s going…

Looks like today will pretty much be a repeat of the past few days with partly sunny conditions.  The Blackfoot has been fishing well for lots of little fish and some big boys thrown in every once in awhile.  The streamer fishing has picked up considerably in the past few days with olive or black…

Pretty much a weather replica of Missoula over here today – wind and sun. The river has been fishing well on all fronts. Streamers, nymphs and dries are all taking fish these days so it’s pretty much a matter of personal preference.  Like most times of the year over here,  nymphing remains king for racking…