The Kingfisher Fly Shop

REPORTS: Today’s flow on the Mo below Holter is about 4140 cfs compared with 6640 on this day last year. Unfortunately it was warmer, rainy and almost no wind a year ago while today they’re calling for bright sun and high wind again . . all of a sudden! Looks like the “calmer” weekend they…

REPORTS: The fish are more than willing to play both on top and subsurface these days, provided the wind isn’t constantly howling. Decent topwater action in the mornings and late afternoons on midges and some blue wings with good indicator nymphing on the usual suspects. Streamers have been coming on strong, too, in the past…

More wind, more sun, more willing fish. We’re actually been having pretty decent dry fly action in the afternoons up here on March browns. Despite blowing snow and cold water temps, the fish seem to be about as done with winter as everyone else is and are looking to the surface pretty consistently. The streamer…

REPORTS: Wind is your biggest issue on the Clark right now. Not only does the east to west corridor of this river create a wind tunnel, the fish here are WAY more put off by wind then they are on other local rivers. If you do decide to fish here today, you’ll likely be better…

REPORTS:The Creek has really been giving the other rivers a run for their money this spring. While always a good bet early in the year, it’s not generally leading the way for consistent snow squall dryfly fishing. It has been recently. VERY good fishing up here along the entire length of the creek using streamers,…

Good stuff in the mornings with a nymph dropper deep, then it becomes a predictable dry fly affair towards midday. The cloudy, blowing and snowy weather has been giving it up substantially better than the calm break when the sun comes out. Even in the winter-like conditions, March browns, skwalas and blue wings have the…

Kyle Kaufman and his son Bodie took a spring break trip on the MO Bodie showing why it is great to grow up in Montana.  Bodie is also a crack 3D archery shot. Bodie training to be a fishing guide

REPORTS: Kinda nice when all the rivers finally lose the ‘tude and start cooperating all at once. That’s the deal here locally right now. In keeping with the other options, the Clark is giving up some very good fishing. The best of it continues to be WAY up high, or down low towards Forest Grove.…

Here we go again! Better weather has the bugs coming off in bigger numbers and the afternoon hatches of March browns and blue wings have pods of fish up and working now rather than chasing individual risers. We’re still having good luck fishing skwala type stuff that varies a bunch from the norm. LOTS of…