Fishing has been very good on the Missouri.  Almost every person coming in the shop is reporting lots of fish up on midges.  Nymphing and streamers are both working well. Nymphing up high by the dam and Streamers from Craig down.  Hot head nymphs, scuds, lighting bugs, ray charles, sunkists, czech nymphs, and other such nymphs are all producing.  Try Keller's Good Night.  These warm days are going to make the fish active this weekend.  Bruce Berry is in town hosting Spey classes on the Mo.  Come in to the shop if you are interested.

The weather has remained relatively warm during mid day which is handy for keeping your rod guides not frozen.  Nymphing has been excellent on the upper stretches above Craig.  Hot head nymphs seems to be king.  The canyon is giving up some amazing streamer action as well.  As for which way to go... it's a coin flip.  Both are being very productive... choose your poisen.

A little further east and we would have been in the cold snap that gripped the nation.  But, we're not.  It's been pretty nice here.  High temperatures in the mid 40's, calm, and partly cloudy.  Helena has a "stagnant air" warning it's so calm.  We get a breeze from time to time.



It looks like things will stay pretty much the same for the next ten days.  It's starting to feel like spring.  Things are perking up, including our report writing skills.  Cliff N., here ya go. 



Haiti:



No matter what the final outcome, it's going to be really bad.  All the news broadcasts are humbling.  They're going to need lots of help and hearts.



The following was taken from Yahoo.



The international Red Cross said a third of Haiti's 9 million people may need emergency aid and that it would take a day or two for a clear picture of the damage to emerge.

President Barack Obama promised an all-out rescue and humanitarian effort, adding that the U.S. commitment to its hemispheric neighbor will be unwavering.

"We have to be there for them in their hour of need," Obama said.

Other nations — from Iceland to Venezuela — said they would start sending in aid workers and rescue teams. Cuba said its existing field hospitals in Haiti had already treated hundreds of victims. The United Nations said Port-au-Prince's main airport was "fully operational" and open to relief flights.



There's hope.  The world appears to be jumping into action in a unified manner to help. 

Fishing with nymphs is pretty good.  You'll have to wait a few days until it warms up again, however.  Winter is here and you'll feel it in your bones this weekend.



Bonefish aren't that far away.