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Rock Creek Fishing Report – 4/27
Rock Creek is at 1390 cfs and slowly dropping with good clarity. The best fishing has been with nymphs thrown towards the banks. There have been some sporadic eats on top, Mostly on parachute adams and other mayfly-esque patterns. Walking the banks and looking for pocket water and deeper holes has been the best…
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Clark Fork Fishing Report – 4/27
The Clark Fork has leveled off at 1110 cfs. Streamer fishing has been pretty productive. In select areas the dry fly fishing has been OK. For dries try, big brindle chutes, olive and purple chubbies, carnage drakes, and foamulators have been working well. For subsurface patterns use crown jewels, p-tails, rubber legs, San Juan…
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Blackfoot Fishing Report – 4/27
The flow above Bonner crept down past 3910cfs. With the flows as high as they are, it’s definitely much more of a boaters game right now. If you are wade fishing, your best luck is going to be walking the banks and cherry picking the pocket water and obvious pools. Streamers and nymphs are…
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Rock Creek Fishing Report – 4/23
Rock Creek is stepping up and down, day by day, as the summer season approaches. The flow down at the bottom is approaching 1420cfs with decreasing clarity. The best fishing has been with nymphs thrown towards the banks. There have been some sporadic eats on top, Mostly on parachute adams and other mayfly-esque patterns.…
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Blackfoot Fishing Report – 4/23
The flow above Bonner crept past 3190cfs and will probably start to slow with the cooler days forecast for the rest of the week. With the flows as high as they are, it’s definitely much more of a boaters game right now. If you are wade fishing, your best luck is going to be…
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Bitteroot Fishing Report – 4/23
The Bitteroot is currently going up, but should come back down according to the weather forecast. The flow near town is sitting just above 5310cfs and should continue this pattern till high water really kicks off, which should be fairly soon. The main stem is much more boater friendly right now with the higher…
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Clark Fork Fishing Report – 4/23
The Clark Fork is still climbing at a pretty steady pace. Streamer fishing has been pretty productive. In select areas the dry fly fishing has been OK. For dries try, big brindle chutes, olive and purple chubbies, carnage drakes, and foamulators have been working well. For subsurface patterns use crown jewels, p-tails, rubber legs,…
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W. Fork of the Bitteroot Obstruction
With runoff starting to begin we start looking for other fishing/floating options. Recently one of our employees floated the West Fork of the Bitteroot with a couple of local guides. What they found were a handful of downed trees and heavy hydraulics. Most of the obstructions were still float-able because the guys were well prepared…
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Bitteroot Fishing Report – 4/20
The Bitterroot has been on a steady drop all week long. With today’s warmer temps we’ll definitely see another bump in the flows. The best fishing is still in the back and side channels and close to the banks. Fishing streamers and tandem nymph rigs will be your best bet. For nymphs use pheasant…
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Rock Creek Fishing Report – 4/20
Rock Creek has been dropping all week but that’s gonna change with todays warmer weather. The flow at the bottom is floating around 910cfs with marginal clarity. You can still find workable water close to the banks and in the side channels but the main stem is pushing some colored water for sure. If you’re…