The Kingfisher Fly Shop

  With the unseasonably hot dry weather that we’ve been having, FWP has instituted hoot owl closures on the Blackfoot to protect the fish from over stressing.  So starting at 2pm anglers need to stop fishing and pull up their line for the day.  With that said, the morning fishing has been great.   Their have…

    With the unseasonably hot dry weather that we’ve been having, FWP has instituted hoot owl closures on the Blackfoot to protect the fish from over stressing.  So starting at 2pm, anglers need to stop fishing and pull up their line for the day.  The Clark Fork is getting low and very weedy.  The…

  Rock Creek is in a lot better shape, water temp wise, than the other area waters.  But is still very low for this time of year.  FWP has not enacted the hoot owl closures up here yet, but that could change as summer stumbles on.  The dry fly fishing has been very good in…

  the general dry fly fishing has been more than decent. Hopper/dropper setup during the afternoon is the ticket. There are caddis hatches in the evening, and golden stones, PMDs, and yellow sallies available during the rest of the day. For dry flies, use chubby Chernobyls, stimulators, bullet head stones, half downs, parachute adams, purple…

  The Clark Fork has been getting pretty weedy these last few weeks.  But the caddis hatches have been excellent. And that means good in the morning and evenings, quite slow in the afternoons. Attractor dries and dry/dropper rigs are working really well, along with PMDs, caddis, and yellow sallies when the occasion calls. For…

  The fishing on the East and West Fork has been a good option with the colder water and the morning and evening fishing has been great.  But….  The lower river temp’d out at 76 degrees last night, which isn’t good in any way.  As for the evening, it’s standard summer fare, but you might…

With the high temperatures and low flows, the Blackfoot has continued to fish really well. At this point in the summer, it would take the MVP title for the season. Don’t expect to be alone out here, though. Everyone wants to see what the hype is about. For dries use big elk hair caddis, spruce…

The fishing up here has been very worth while with the flows stabilizing.  Hoppers are also starting to make an appearance. The river is fishing well all day with good water temps which makes this a great option for today.  For dries use big elk hair caddis, spruce moth patterns, hoppers, Chernobyls, Stimulators, Rogue stones,…