The Kingfisher Fly Shop

  Rock Creek has stabilized at 885 cfs and is running clear. The best fishing has been with nymphs thrown towards the banks. Dry fly opportunities will be more frequent the lower it drops. Walking the banks and looking for pocket water and deeper holes has been the best approach, but the lower flows up…

The flow above Bonner crept down past 3500cfs. 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 your…

  The Clark Fork has dropped down below 5500 cfs above Missoula and has been fishing really well. Grey drakes, March browns, baetis, caddis, and skwalas have all been hitting the water. The Upper Clark is still day to day, with streamers and skwala dries and nymphs being the go to set ups. Your best…

    The Bitteroot has dropped down around 1900 cfs and is running clear (for now…). Huge heat wave coming, so be ready for a good push of water. The March browns and baetis all came to play over the weekend, so watch for the mayfly madness to continue this week. There were also ton…

  The Clark Fork is starting to get pretty high and dirty again, but is still a decent option. Nymphing and streamer fishing has still been the most productive methods, but you can still find pods of fish eating baetis, grey drakes, and March browns. The Upper Clark is still day to day, with streamers…

The Blackfoot has slowly been on the rise and is fairly off color. Pretty chilly up here as of late. Fishing might be a bit slower than other rivers, but you should have the place to yourself. During the heat of the day you will find some dry fly opportunities, but it has primarily been…

    The Bitteroot is hanging around 2300 cfs and is running fairly clear. Cloudy days have been gooood, but you can still find fish willing to eat in the sunshine. Skwalas, March browns, and baetis are still the top items on the menu (even though we might be fishing in a snow storm the…

  Rock Creek has stabilized at 990 cfs and is a bit dirty. The best fishing has been with nymphs thrown towards the banks. Dry fly opportunities will be more frequent the lower it drops. Walking the banks and looking for pocket water and deeper holes has been the best approach, but the lower flows…

    The Bitteroot has bumped up in flows, but is definitely still fishable. During the heat of the day you can find fish sipping mayflies in the slower water. We are also seeing skwalas all over the place and the fish are still eating them just fine. With the higher flows focus on side…