The Kingfisher Fly Shop

REPORT: Everything from PMDs to caddis to hoppers will have the fish looking up.  The nymphing is very solid too but by and large, unnecessary since good topwater action begins about 10:00 a.m.  The best fishing has decidedly moved to the upper 1/2 of the river this past week but there are good options here…

The Blackfoot topped out at 66 degrees near Bonner yesterday.  Not too bad and it explains why the fishing remains very good on this river.  Today’s cooler temperatures will go a long way towards making things even better by keeping a lot of the tubers off the river and moderating peak water temps.  The spruce…

The evening caddis hatch has been providing some phenomenal fishing during the evening hours.  Swinging tandem soft hackles right at  dark will produce fish of the caliber most fishermen don’t know exist in these numbers on this river.   It has been CRAZY good.  The midday fishing is also holding its own, particularly on the…

The Bitterroot has continued to fish well pretty much all day long with a hard slow down beginning around 3.  The evening caddis makes the river come alive again once the sun starts getting low in the sky.  Today’s considerably cooler highs should have your midday fishing even better.  There are good numbers of tricos…

Good stuff nearly all day long these days with tricos in full swing right now and good afternoon caddis activity to boot.  The best dryfly action is early trico/caddis stuff, then again in the evening when the caddis do their repeat performance.  If you find yourself not having luck on top midday, the nymphing continues…

Flows area wide continue to plummet and most of the rivers are peaking in the high 60 degree range these days. The mid to upper river is fishing pretty well midday, for now, but the lower river has been tough in the sun. It makes up for in spade, though, when evening hits and the…

REPORT: The heat has been with us long enough now that the fatties are getting semi- acclimated.  The midday fishing has returned to a respectable level of consistency even if it’s not what it was 2 weeks ago.  It can be in a hurry, though, with ANY kind of cloud cover.  PMDs and ants have…

The flow near Bonner is 1290 this morning compared with 1820 a year ago.  If you hit the river at daybreak and get off by about noon, you’ll be able to drift the lower river free of tube lemmings; the fishing’s been good early!  If you’re planning on being out on the water all day,…

REPORT: It’s midsummer fishing on the creek which means LOTS of stuff in your fly box will work.  Everything from PMDs to caddis to hoppers will have the fish looking up.  The nymphing is very solid too but by and large, unnecessary since good topwater action begins about 10:00 a.m.  The 393 cfs flow rate…