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Missouri River - July 23rd, 2010
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop
RECORDED: 
70 °
FISHING: Great
Everything is awesome now except.... the most intense Mosquito hatch of all time once evening falls. Fish are up all over on Caddis, PMD's, and then tricos in the morning. There have been lots of Yellow Sallys in the canyon sections. Sam fished from Craig to Dearborn last night and there was lots of caddis and fish up on them the whole way. Fish were a bit choosey still on fly patterns and couldn't throw anything at them. Try throwing micro caddis and the emerger is important to add to the back of the dry right now. Make sure to bring bug spray, mosquito netting, a buff, anything to keep them off of you. With the river fluctuations and wet season there is an insane amount of them around once it gets to evening. Ran in to Brian Neilsen in Craig and he had got off the water and said fishing was great for them as well. Fish are eating PMD dries, try Smith's Freestone Cripple, and of course nymphing a splitback pmd, crackback pmd, or cdc bubbleback pmd is all producing as well.
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Missouri River - July 22nd, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED: 
56 °
FISHING: Excellent
Here it comes............... perhaps the last river adjustment we'll see for awhile. According to the Bureu of Reclamation, at 1:00 PM on Thursday, the river will be adjusted downward to around 4,500 cfs - a prime dry fly fishing level. If history provides any insight, expect the river to stabilize, the bugs to go wild and the surface to fill with riseforms.
Weather will hold the key towards your top water experience from here on out. Wind will be your greatest enemy. Expect a small afternoon dose from the south and then from the north. By Saturday, things should settle down. Typically, it becomes calmer in the evenings.
Caddis will light up the evening river. PMD Spinners should not be overlooked. If you get up early, add Trico Duns to the mix. It's summer. There are lots of bugs.
Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly cloudy, with a high near 79. West southwest wind between 8 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind between 7 and 10 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Partly cloudy, with a high near 74. West northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Don't delay. The bugs won't last forever.
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Missouri River - July 20th, 2010
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop
RECORDED: 
80 °
FISHING: Great
Very good stuff on the Mo right now. Floated the Dam to Craig yesterday and it fished very well (minus the gale force north wind that blew midway through). At 5750cfs, the river is catering to both wade fishermen and drifters. Mid-day headhunting has turned from a here and there deal to an all day affair with fish looking up primarily for pmds and caddis. For the finicky risers, try a Bloom's ant with a Last Chance Cripple PMD behind it. The caddis have been coming off in droves riverwide, providing for some of the best dry fly fishing of the year as the day turns to evening. Cornfed caddis, Bloom's caddis, CDC submergers, and translucent pupas should keep you bent up. Nymphing throughout the heat of the day will continue to put the most fish in the boat with smaller lightning bugs, red head stepchilds, military mayflies, and C-N superflashes leading the charge, but you should also have some tungsten parrots and deep sparkle pupas with you. Look for hoppers to begin working within a week or two.
-Cornfed
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Missouri River - July 20th, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED:
60 °
FISHING: Excellent
Has the river hit bottom? Not quite yet. There's still a couple of minor adjustments to come:
Subject: Canyon Ferry Water Release Order - CFR No. 10-42
GENERAL COMMENTS:
Streamflows upstream of Canyon Ferry continue to slowly decrease. To continue evacuating storage from the exclusive flood pool and gradually decrease releases to the Missouri River, the following operation changes are required at Canyon Ferry Dam & Powerplant.
CANYON FERRY RELEASES AND OPERATIONS:
All times are Mountain Daylight Savings Time (MDST)
At 0100 hour on Wednesday, July 21, 2010:
Maintain releases through the river outlet gates at 0 cfs.
Maintain releases through the spillway gates at 0 cfs.
Decrease turbine releases to 4,500 cfs (
Maintain releases for Helena Valley Project at 710 cfs (360 cfs pumped to Helena Valley and 350 cfs discharged to the Missouri River).
Decrease average daily release to the Missouri River to about 4,850 cfs.
Decrease average total release from Canyon Ferry to about 5,210 cfs.
≈ 1,170 MW-Hrs/day using 92.1 cfs/mw).
At 0100 hour on Thursday, July 22, 2010:
Maintain releases through the river outlet gates at 0 cfs.
Maintain releases through the spillway gates at 0 cfs.
Decrease turbine releases to 4,000 cfs (
≈ 1,040 MW-Hrs/day using 92.1 cfs/mw).
Maintain releases for Helena Valley Project at 710 cfs (360 cfs pumped to Helena Valley and 350 cfs discharged to the Missouri River).
Decrease average daily release to the Missouri River to about 4,350 cfs.
Decrease average total release from Canyon Ferry to about 4,710 cfs.
At 4,300 cfs, we're very close to matching incoming flows. It's still quite amazing that we're talking about river flows this late in July. August will NOT provide a case of the dog days of summer.
There's still plenty of July left. Caddis, PMD's, and Tricos are at the forefront. Upstream winds have been an issue in the afternoon for the last couple of days. Get out there early and find some fish on dries. While you'll find some midday risers, the river is still a little high to keep things going in the afternoon. By Friday, that will change. Nymphing will keep you busy in heat of the day. If the wind stays low, the evenings will bring back the surface activity we're sure you're looking for.
Enjoy the river. You're in the prime season.
Elevation: 3797.20; Storage: 1,898,600 acre-feet; River Release: 5,355 cfs; Inflow: 4,390 cfs;
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Missouri River - July 19th, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED:
58 °
FISHING: Excellent
The Bureau of Reclamation didn't lower the river as much as they promised, but they did take it to 5800 cfs - an excellent level for dry fly fishing and wading. It looks like they will bring it down to 5,400 cfs today. Now, if we can get the river managers to keep the flows steady................. Inflows are around 4,200 and Canyon Ferry Lake is still 5% into the exclusive flood pool. Don't expect more significant river flow reductions. Game on.
Caddis and PMD's hold most of the attention. Brown Drakes are all but a memory. Yellow Sallies still are making themselves known on the lower river. Tricos will be the real deal shortly. They're past due.
Enjoy the river. It's in perfect shape.
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Missouri River - July 17th, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED:
87 °
FISHING: Excellent
By Sunday, the river will drop to around 5400 cfs. We could see further reductions, but they won't amount to much. It's pretty good right now (at 6.500 cfs). Provided the river drops on Sunday as promised, the summer dry fly season has begun.
Hatches are heavy. Caddis (blizzards of them), PMD's, Brown Drakes, Yellow Sallies and..................now, some Tricos. You'll spend much of your time throwing caddis imitations. LaFontaine's Buzz Ball is coming into its own. PMD Spinners need to be in your box. Most customers are buying dry flies.
At 5,400 cfs, you'll be able to wade the river in many places. We've seen daily reductions in flows below Holter Dam for several days. Once the river stabalizes, the river's trout will find a permanent home. They seem a little restless at the moment. Still, you can get them on dries. Stalking huge trout with tiny dry flies will be the name of the game.
Caddis hatches are already incredible. As the river drops, the hatches intensify. The Caddis hatch coming up will be something to behold. It could be epic. The Mo's blanket PMD Spinner falls are simply mind boggling. It's all happening now.
A lower river coupled with decent weather will keep the surface alive.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind between 8 and 10 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 79.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
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Missouri River - July 15th, 2010
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop
RECORDED:
80 °
FISHING: Great
Fished Mid to Pelican yesterday and it was really good. There are more yellow sallies and caddis out throughout the canyon than I have seen on the Mo in my life. That being said, there are very few fish on top eating them. Once the flows get down and stabilize to the normal summertime range (4-5K) it's going to be silly good fishing on top. Nymph rigs are still the go to setup, but I had more fish move to and swat at a streamer than I can remember for a mid-day, high sun situation. There were rising fish here and there in some of the more likely spots and they were pretty easy to catch as long as the drift was drag free (duh). Bloom's ant along with a cdc caddis emerger were the hot flies on top. Tungsten parrots, sparkle pupas, and purple lightening bugs provided the most consistent action for nymphs. Anything with a little white in it was good for moving fish with a streamer. Don't expect to hook a lot of fish on a streamer setup, but expect to move A LOT of fish. It seems like this time of year the bigger browns will come out and swat at a streamer more so than wanting to eat it; kind of a territorial response more than anything. Major hatches include: yellow sallies, caddis, pmds, tricos, a few callibaetis here and there. Good stuff on the Mo right now.
-Cornfed
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Missouri River - July 15th, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED:
75 °
FISHING: Excellent
There are no excuses now. The game is on. The river will go to 5,300 cfs by Sunday.
From the Bureau of Reclamation July 15, 2010
Streamflows upstream of Canyon Ferry continue to slowly decrease. To continue evacuating storage from the exclusive flood pool and gradually decrease releases to the Missouri River, the following operation changes are required at Canyon Ferry Dam & Powerplant.
CANYON FERRY RELEASES AND OPERATIONS: All times are Mountain Daylight Savings Time (MDST)
At 1600 hour on Friday, July 16, 2010:
Decrease releases through the river outlet gates to 1,300 cfs.
Maintain releases through the spillway gates at 0 cfs.
Maintain turbine releases at 5,000 cfs (
Maintain releases for Helena Valley Project at 715 cfs (360 cfs pumped to Helena Valley and 355 cfs discharged to the Missouri River).
Decrease average daily release to the Missouri River to about 6,655 cfs.
Decrease average total release from Canyon Ferry to about 7,015 cfs.
≈ 1,310 MW-Hrs/day using 91.7 cfs/mw).
At 1600 hour on Saturday, July 17, 2010:
Decrease releases through the river outlet gates to 650 cfs.
Maintain releases through the spillway gates at 0 cfs.
Maintain turbine releases at 5,000 cfs (
Maintain releases for Helena Valley Project at 715 cfs (360 cfs pumped to Helena Valley and 355 cfs discharged to the Missouri River).
Decrease average daily release to the Missouri River to about 6,005 cfs.
Decrease average total release from Canyon Ferry to about 6,365 cfs.
≈ 1,310 MW-Hrs/day using 91.7 cfs/mw).
At 1600 hour on Sunday, July 18, 2010:
Decrease releases through the river outlet gates to 0 cfs.
Maintain releases through the spillway gates at 0 cfs.
Maintain turbine releases at 5,000 cfs (
Maintain releases for Helena Valley Project at 715 cfs (360 cfs pumped to Helena Valley and 355 cfs discharged to the Missouri River).
Decrease average daily release to the Missouri River to about 5,355 cfs.
Decrease average total release from Canyon Ferry to about 5,715 cfs.
≈ 1,310 MW-Hrs/day using 91.7 cfs/mw). Caddis, PMS's, Brown Drakes and Yellow Sallies are out in prolific numbers. With flows of only 5,300 cfs, you'll be able walk and wade the entire river. We'll see you out there.
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Missouri River - July 13th, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED: 
65 °
FISHING: Great
From the Bureau of Reclamation - Just what you wanted to hear!
Streamflows upstream of Canyon Ferry continue to slowly decrease. To continue evacuating storage from the exclusive flood pool and gradually decrease releases to the Missouri River, the following operation changes are required at Canyon Ferry Dam & Powerplant.
At 1600 hour on Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Decrease average daily release to the Missouri River to about 8,885 cfs
At 1600 hour on Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Decrease average daily release to the Missouri River to about 8,115 cfs - A level where you can wade the river.
At 1600 hour on Thursday, July 15, 2010
Decrease average daily release to the Missouri river to about 7,355 cfs.
At 7,355 cfs, you'll find rising fish if the wind lays low. That has not been the case for the last couple of days. It has been anything, but calm. The weatherman is calling for relative calm starting Wednesday. Caddis, PMD's Brown Drakes and Yellow Sallies (and Tricos?) will fuel the dry fly parade that is about to come.
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Missouri River - July 12th, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED:
82 °
FISHING: Great
As the river declines, the fishing steadily improves. At 4:00 PM today, you'll see the river deline to 9,500 cfs. We're almost into the total dry fly zone.
From the Bureau of Reclamation - July 12, 2010
General Comments:
Streamflows upstream of Canyon Ferry have continued to decrease. Due to increased irrigation demands, Helena Valley Irrigation District has requested an increase in diversions to Helena Valley Reservoir. To meet the irrigation demands and continue evacuating storage from the exclusive flood pool, the following operation change is required at Canyon Ferry Dam & Powerplant.
With inflows at 7,050 cfs and Canyon Ferry Lake only 15% into the flood pool, the Burea of Reclamation has decided to reduce flows below Holter Dam.
Worm sales have slowed and dry fly bins are starting to diminish. Caddis, PMD's, Brown Drakes, and Yellow Sallies are coming into their own. You still need nymphs, but dry flies need to be in your arsenal for sure.
It's almost a solid green light.
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