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Missouri River - January 29th, 2012
supplied by: The Trout Shop RECORDED:51 °FISHING: Good
While the river winds slowly and the fish are reluctant to move in the cold water, you'll find it difficult to match the pace. The first part of the week will be like it has been - very windy.
NOAA Forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west southwest wind between 25 and 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
True to Montana form - at 10:20 AM, it's calm and cloudy in Craig. How long will it last. You'll have to wait until next weekend for football......
Midges, pink sow bugs and scuds and streamers will hold the day. Think deep and slow.
Madison River - Lower - January 15th, 2012
supplied by: Yellow Dog Outfitters RECORDED:30 °FISHING: Good
Winter is finally setting in throughout Montana with a lot of snow falling everywhere. With the last week being pretty mild with temps into the lower 50's fishing was really good for January but will taper with snow conditions predicted for several days now. Obviously a very welcome and needed change!
Bighorn River - January 2nd, 2012
supplied by: Big Sky Fly Fishers RECORDED:50 °FISHING: Excellent
Had a great streamer fishing trip with Jamie and Jean in late October. We floated the lower Bighorn for several days, commited to throwing streamers, and had too much success to change.
River conditions are set up very well for good fishing. At that time, the river was still in the process of cleaning itself, but by now the river is sparkling. Can't wait to get back out there and experience the numbers of fish that can be caught on the Bighorn, that's pretty hard to match anywhere else.
I'll keep everyone up to date on the snowpack, and fish count as the numbers come available.
Belt Creek - November 3rd, 2011
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop RECORDED:55 °FISHING: Fair
Wind! The weekend warriors are taking the hardest blows, as high as 30 plus mph. Last weekend was outragously windy up here, but that didn't stop people from seeking rising fish, most smaller in size. The big fish are still there, don't worry. It looks like we are gonna be holding on to our hats this friday, and then putting on our ski jackets Saturday, with highs in the upper thirties. The wind is supposed to calm to a cool 9 mph on Saturday, as cool air arives. If you fish the cool weather, you will be rewarded with chances at rising fish. Bwo's are holding on for now. Midges will be our go to soon as far as small bugs go. Fish are finding slower water now, so pay attention to the soft side of seams. Have not heard much about the streamer bite for trout, but I wouldn't hesitate to try it out. The walleye craze is still going on around here. One fella dredged up a 9 plus pound pair of eyes on the fly recently, and apparently coolers are still being filled mainly from the dam to craig. Reward yourself this fall by being one of the few people left on the water. Be sure to look for reports coming in from Honduras this week from our staff and friends, and see what you are missing out on.
Sun River - October 23rd, 2011
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop RECORDED:57 °FISHING: Great
I spent the last two nights fishing on the Sun close to Great Falls. I believe the browns have made their way up the tribs and higher up the main stem to take care of business. Not having the time to get to far out of town to fish, I have concentrated my efforts on the less productive froggier water down low. With that being said, dozens of hungry rainbows came to hand on streamers of varying colors and sizes. Olive seamed to be the best especially in the sculpin variety. Cast, wait, swing, and twitch methods worked the best. Lots of fish are eager to eat beatis nymphs such as pheasant tails, flash backs, bwo emergers, and of course eggs and bacon. The whitefish are dosing the water with little creamy orange eggs, and any trout should be happy to snack on them. Please do not fish over any spawning fish you may stumble across. Let them do there thing for a couple months so more people can have tight lines come mid winter. Happy fishing, and hope to see you enjoying the last of this beautiful weather.
-Paul
Clark Fork River - August 22nd, 2011
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop RECORDED:80 °FISHING: Excellent
Fishing on the Clark Fork River has been very good. Hopper fishing has been stellar!!! The River is in really good shape and fishing has been good throughout the entire day. The "Idaho Side" has also been fishing good now that flows have finally stabilized down here. Hoppers with Prince or San Juan droppers are producing some awesome fish. The early Kokanee haven't stated moving up yet...but when they do, the big fish will come. (Did I just say that?)
Smith River - August 3rd, 2011
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop RECORDED:80 °FISHING: Excellent
Water is perfect on the Smith right now. The floating season is at it's end. However, you can still access the upper river near White Sulpher or the lower river really easily near Eden. We caught fish all the way down to Eden. Of course land access in the canyon section is epic right now. There is a major spruce moth hatch going on from Camp Baker down to Given's where the canyon starts to peter out and fish are gorging on them. We also saw some random mayflies throughout the float, and a solid caddis hatch in the evening. We caught lots of fish on attractor dries as well such as Royal Wulff's, Triple Double's, Stimi's, and Golden Stone patterns. Once we left the canyon the hopper dropper rig seemed to be most effective. Hoppers weren't flying in the water too intense just yet but it is going to happen soon as there are lots of small ones on the banks.
Madison River - Upper - July 14th, 2011
supplied by: Montana TroutWranglers RECORDED:81 °FISHING: Excellent
The salmonflies are river wide and the fishing has been very good. From Lyons down they are eating both on the top and bottom. If you want numbers fish below the surface, if you want excitement on the surface fish on top. You might have some slower periods, but the fish are definetly looking up and interested. Girdle bugs and goldenstones rule the subsurface, your favorite salmonfly pattern such as rogue river stones or sunken stones rule the top. The river is still high, and not totally clear, but now is the time to fish this river.
Yellowstone River - July 14th, 2011
supplied by: Montana TroutWranglers RECORDED:85 °FISHING: Poor
Dropping but not fishable. For safety reasons and lack of clear water it will be another few weeks before we will even try. When the flows get around 12k cfs you will find us on the mellow sections.
Beaverhead River - July 11th, 2011
supplied by: Tim Tollett's Frontier Anglers RECORDED:81 °FISHING: Excellent
The Beaverhead is on fire. No doubt we are seeing evidence of one of our best years since '84 unfold. The dry fly fishing has taken off and we are taking good fish on the surface munching everything from Tim's Trash Master to size 6 Golden Stones.
Despite rumors of the water coming over the spillway (we personally would love to see it get that high as the fishing would then be off the charts) the Beav. is still running low for this time of year. The flows as of yesterday were around 500 cfs. They will climb this summer, probably over 1000 cfs, but the fishing will only get better!!! We promise!!
Call us for up to minute updates on the upper and lower stretches.
406-683-5276
A special note to our guided customers: If you are coming to fish our area and are looking for a guided trip and haven't made reservations yet, please call us as soon as possible.
Important note to all anlgers wanting to preserve one of the finest fisheries in the state - The Beaverhead is again full of fish this season. In fact we are asking anglers (as we have during most fishing seasons) to help the river by taking their share of fish home for the bar-b.
I know that killing fish is a bit over whelming to some anglers, but in the overall scheme of things the Beaverhead's health is in our hands and as stewards of our fisheries it is our responsibilty to help preserve them in one way or another. The Beaverhead River is one of our nations best and after watching the river for over 35 years I have come to realize that harvesting fish is a neccesary ingredient to the health and prosperity of our fishery.
Thanks for your consideration,
Tim Tollett
Poindexter is starting to clear. Look for conditions to improve over the next week or two and the PMD's to pop around the 5th of July.
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