The Kingfisher Fly Shop

REPORT: Good stuff on the creek even though the blazing heat we’ve been enduring. Things should only improve as the daytime highs get back into the normal and below normal range with a bit of rain thrown in just for fun. The best fishing these days continues to be on the upper 1/2 of the…

The Blackfoot is running 731 cfs this morning and the river near Bonner had a high temperature yesterday of 65 degrees.  Nice to finally have some cool down! It’ll probably take a bit longer for the river to begin fishing in today’s cloud cover, but it should be very good starting around 10:30.   The…

Tricos, caddis and some PMDs are the main fare over here these days although smaller hoppers are taking fish for us too.  The crowds have peeled off a bit due to the heat wave and the excessive algae bloom, but diehards are still getting it done! Fishing subsurface with anything is tough these days due…

Hoot Owl restrictions are now in place for the entire Bitterroot river.  This means that no fishing is allowed between the hours of  2 P.M. and midnight. The uppermost ‘root is still staying very cool and even the lower river near Missoula topped out with a water temp of 68 degrees yesterday.  Nice to have…

Mandatory Drought Closure – 2 PM to Midnight Hoot owl restrictions will go into effect 07/25/13 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…

Mandatory Drought Closure – 2 PM to Midnight Hoot owl restrictions will go into effect 07/25/13 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…

Hoot Owl restrictions are now in place for the entire Bitterroot river.  This means that no fishing is allowed between the hours of  2 P.M. and midnight. More of the same with the lower river near Missoula consistently running temperatures in the danger zone while the upper Bitterroot continues to be some of the coldest…

Same deal really – on the bright side, the water’s still running cold due to the tailwater aspect (topping out at 65 yesterday), but there is a MASSIVE algae bloom going on (nothing new here) that has nymphing nearly impossible in most places and enough drifting algae to make the dryfly fishing frustrating.  Even if…

The Blackfoot is running 718 cfs this morning and the daytime water temps are staying below the critical 70 degree mark.  Focusing on the early mornings and hitting the water with PMDs and spruce moths right out of the chute is still the way to go.  This productive window may get longer as the daytime…

REPORT: The last couple of days, the creek has been topping out with a water temp of 68.  A few days before that, though, the water was hitting 70 on the lower end. Things should continue to improve as the daytime highs get back into the normal and below normal range this week. The best…