The Kingfisher Fly Shop

REPORT: Nice to see the pressure dropping off just a bit with school back in session and the end of peak tourist season.  It won’t be long before the colors begin to turn and hard frost shifts the hatches dramatically. For now, the creek continues to fishin with terrestrials like smaller hoppers, ants and spruce…

Hoot Owl restrictions are no longer in effect for the Clark Fork river. The fishing pretty much from Kelly Island all the way down to St. Regis has been very good recently.  Lots of fish working the early morning tricos and late morning spinner falls.  As the tricos fade, the hopper fishing has been the…

**All the Blackfoot Tributaries are going on Hoot Owl restrictions as of this Saturday (8/24).  This includes the North Fork, Landers Fork, Belmont, Arrastra, Montoure. Fishing remains good up here with basic tried and true attractor and terrestrial patterns working the best early and midday. Dave’s hoppers, ants, spruce moths etc will all take fish…

The Hoot Owl restrictions on the entire Bitterroot have been lifted. You should have good fishing on the ‘root today with good trico action on the lower river and fish willing to rise to attractors and hoppers mid river and higher. The trico eating fish on the lower river have been SNOTTY so 6X may…

Nothing new to report really.  More or less the end of summer doldrums.  It’s very much a morning thing over here these days with occasional fishing taking midday.  The evening wakes up again a bit more but we’re really needing a cool down. Tricos and caddis will be your best bets early and targeted, quiet…

Hoot Owl restrictions remain in place for the entire Bitterroot river.  This means that no fishing is allowed between the hours of  2 P.M. and midnight. Not so much . . .unless you’re already a 3 pack of Camel no filters kinda animal already.  LOTS of smoke up here from fires near Lolo and in…

Mandatory Drought Closure – 2 PM to Midnight Hoot owl restrictions are still in effect for the Clark Fork River from Perkins Lane Bridge near Warm Springs to Flint Creek. There will be no fishing on this stretch of the river from 2pm to midnight until further notice. Mandatory Drought Closure – 2 PM to…

**All the Blackfoot Tributaries are going on Hoot Owl restrictions as of this Saturday (8/24).  This includes the North Fork, Landers Fork, Belmont, Arrastra, Montoure.  Additionally, FWP is going to have an emergency meeting if/when the Blackfoot hits 500 cfs. (it’s at 538 cfs this morning)   If that happens soon, there is a good…

REPORT: The flow near Clinton this morning is 185 with a high water temp yesterday of 68.  This compares to a flow of 254 a year ago with a high of 63.  By midday, it will likely be a smokey affair on the creek as the School House fire wakes back up.  You may want…