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  The Clark Fork is on the downturn again until we get some more warm weather. From the top down, we’re seeing a slow descending flow. The clarity is decent up top, but starts to diminish as you get closer to town. If you’re heading to the upper sections, you might want to consider stopping…

Rock Creek has stabilized at 1660 cfs and a bit dirty. With the rain and overcast conditions in the coming forecast, we’ll see another bump in flow along with some clarity change. Don’t worry though, That’ll also bring on some top water mayfly action in the flavors of blue wings and drakes today, hopefully. The…

  The Ol’Bitterroot is starting to push a lot of colored water. The flow near Missoula has shot past 5240cfs and is being funky with the weather that we’ve been having. The back and side channels are offering enough shelter in some places to get some decent fishing but the main stem is pretty swollen.…

The Blackfoot is slowly rising through the weather but should be a great option for the day. The flow is just a little over 3210cfs and hasn’t had any critical changes in the last 5 days. The streamer fishing has been very good with dry/droppers and tandem nymph rigs coming in close second. The dry…

The Clark Fork is still relatively high but, you can still get it done on the right day. The flow in town is around 6330 cfs. Fishing caddis and drakes in the evening has been good in select water. Salmonflies have been spotted on the lower river, but pretty sporadic. The upper sections are going…

The Clark Fork is still relatively high but, you can still get it done on the right day. The flow in town is around 6330 cfs. Fishing caddis and drakes in the evening has been good in select water. Salmonflies have been spotted on the lower river, but pretty sporadic. The upper sections are going…

The Blackfoot is slowly rising through the weather but should be a great option for the day. The flow is just a little over 3210cfs and hasn’t had any critical changes in the last 5 days. The streamer fishing has been very good with dry/droppers and tandem nymph rigs coming in close second. The dry…

Rock Creek has stabilized at 1660 cfs and a bit dirty. With the rain and overcast conditions in the coming forecast, we’ll see another bump in flow along with some clarity change. Don’t worry though, That’ll also bring on some top water mayfly action in the flavors of blue wings and drakes today, hopefully. The…