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  Browns lake is iced off on the edges!!! The flows are sitting around 965cfs and will continue to bump and drop with the spring weather forecast this coming week.  The clarity is definitely improving along with the bug activity.  Reports of March Browns and skwalas have been reported up here so be ready with…

Ice is coming off Browns Lake! Happy Easter! Hopefully everyone can sneak out for a quick fish because the fishing has been pretty stellar. We are starting to see more and more bugs every day. The baetis hatch has been coming off in a big way. You can find fish chowing baetis and midges in…

  Looks like we’re off and runnin’ for dryfly season 2016! We’re seeing more and more bugs every day and so are the fish. Pretty much every river in the area is giving up some caliber of topwater action with the Bitterroot leading the way. Any kind of low riding stonefly pattern in about a…

  The fishing is picking up here but still a matter of getting on the bottom whether you’re fishing nymphs or streamers. Dryfly opportunities are here and there but can be VERY VERY good when they happen. Midges, skwalas, and March Browns are the surface goods. Avoiding pools deeper than about 7′ will keep your…

    It’s not far from doing its spring thing, but so far, it has been pretty decent. The river is running more or less at historical average these days and for March. On warmer days there has been some later afternoon dryfly activity, especially on the lower river around Superior. You’ll see a few…

​     Water clarity is good up here and water levels are reasonable for good wading although the stakes are much higher if you go swimming in this weather – be careful it’s cold! We’ve been having decent fishing all the way from Valley of the Moon to Gillies bridge with a small dryfly…

    The Clark Fork through town has turned a little off color with the little rain and warm weather we’ve been having.  In town, the flows have been pretty stable, which has definitely given some consistency to the fishing.  on the upper sections, more of the same, the flows are sitting at 430 cfs…

The Skwalas are popping! With last nights weather and decent weather on the horizon, it’s perfect timing.  The flow on the Bitterroot today is right around 1400 cfs in town and the clarity is still excellent. With the bugs popping in larger quantities and fish starting to chow’em, you’re going to want to be fishing…

  The Blackfoot is hanging around 880 cfs and the clarity is good. With a high temperature of 45 degrees today, you should be able to find some trout and a little bit of fun up here. The water temps are getting warm enough for the fish to start moving a little.  You could definitely…

​ Rock Creek is bouncing between 250 – 300 cfs which is just barely above the historic average.  The clarity is good and the water temps, along with the fishing, are starting to heat up more.  Tandem nymph rigs are still the most productive with dries and streamers right behind.  Fish San Juan worms, Peacock…