The Kingfisher Fly Shop

  The Bitterroot is producing some solid fall days right now. Various mayflies have been active, and the October caddis are still present. Streamers and nymphs will turn the most fish for you. If you can’t find the friends with the fins, head to the Bitterroot for the friends with the feathers. For dry flies,…

  Clear skies and seasonably mild temperatures are expected from now through next week. It should be good fall fishing on Rock Creek. We’ve heard reports of some bigger brown trout swimming through, so head that way and tie on something ugly. For dry flies, use mahoganies, chubby Chernobyls, stimulators, PMDs, BWOs, bullet head stones,…

  The Clark above Missoula has been much more consistent than the river through town or below.  It’s been streamer happiness above town for sure.  The lower river has been manic lately with wild swings between epic and . . . not so much.  While the best fishing continues to be between about 1 and…

    The guide reports off the Blackfoot the last few days have been pretty good. It sounds like the weather and water temps made things pretty productive. That being said, there is slots of bug action. It should be clear and consistent until next week, so things should level out a bit. For dries…

  More of the same going on up here today which should make you happy.  We’ve been having some exceptional days on the ‘root lately.  If you’re a streamerhead, you’re in luck.  If you’re a dryfly junkie, you’re in for a treat.  If you like the ball and chain routine, you’ll definitely stay bent.  It’s…

  Mohoganies and baetis are working hard out there to make this another good fall in your fishing journal.  So far, they’re succeeding!  By and large you can get by fishing a variety of mayfly offerings in the size 14 to 22 range.  Button emergers and Lawson cripples have seen very few refusals when the…

  The streamer fishing is day to day and section to section on the creek these days, but if you hit it right, there are some good fish to be had.  The dryfly action has been decent but not red hot by any means and has been quite a bit better on the upper 1/3…

    It’s been taking awhile for things to get going on the surface for sure lately, but when they do, there are a few hours of VERY good dryfly action for some really nice sized fish.  We’ve been doing well with widely spaced mahogany droppers off the back of October caddis like critters that…

  The streamer fishing is good on the Clark Fork throughout the whole river, but consistency is coming from the upper end. Today should be cooler than the last few days. Also, keep in mind that things might bump a small amount from the rain last night. For dries, use rusty spinners in the evening,…