The Kingfisher Fly Shop

    The guide reports off the Blackfoot the last few days have been pretty good. The fish have not seemed to mind the bright sun and are still coming up for the dry. Main hatches are mahogany duns, October caddis, and baetis. For dries use October caddis, BWOs, elk hair caddis, hoppers, Chernobyls, Orange…

  The cooler nights have been moving the best of the dry fly action closer to the middle of the day. On the typical day, decent nymphing and streamer fishing can be had pretty much right when you hit the water in the morning. Black buggers with a red San Juan worm trailer about 10″…

  The flow on the Blackfoot this morning is 425 cfs and fishing it has been fishing well. The river has been a bit moody in the suddenly warmer weather, especially on top, but you can generally find the bite with some searching. Some days it’s as simple as a #12 or 14 royal Wulff…

  It’s fast becoming a fall menu for the Bitterroot fatties. With baetis, mahoganies and fall drakes all coming off up here right now, darker bodied mayflies ranging from size 12 cripples and button emergers to small parachute Adams/purple haze stuff in 16s to 20s are working well. We’re also seeing enough of the big…

The reports call for rain this weekend. As mentioned in our other hatch reports, BWOs should be the ticket. The colder weather might put the fish down a little bit, just as a heads-up. For dry flies, use chubby Chernobyls, small chew toys, film critiques , BWOs, bullet head stones, parachute adams, purple hazes, elk…

  If the wind doesn’t get going to the degree they’re saying it might, the mahoganies should keep the fish looking up. We’ve been having good fishing along most of the length of the Clark recently with the uppermost river fishing very well on streamers and the lower river giving it up best on midday…

  The fishing has been pretty good in the mornings and evenings. With it being that odd transitional period between summer and fall, the afternoons have been a little spotty. For dries use October caddis, tricos, big PMDs, BWOs, elk hair caddis, hoppers, Chernobyls, Orange Stimulators, parachute adams, and purple hazes. For nymphs use Pat’s…

  With the change of seasons taking place, the conditions and fishing have been a little difficult to peg. Until the temps start to be a little consistently cooler, the top water fishing is going to be a day to day deal as far as quality goes. but with the cooler nights the streamer bite…

The fishing up Rock Creek is really starting to turn the corner into fall mode.  With the appearance of the October caddis, mahoganies, and hecubas, the fish have certainly been looking up for top water bugs.  With the cooler nights, the bigger trout have definitely started to get aggressive towards streamers, so head that way…