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Missouri River - June 17th, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED: 
45 °
FISHING: Fair
Fishing is fair by Missouri standards. By all-other-rivers-in-the-state standards, the Missouri is fishing great. At 18,000 cfs, you can float from the Dam to Cascade in no time. Forget about wading. Stay in the boat and beeeeeeee careful. The river is still cold.
Don't worry about a flush this year, we already had it. Again, long live the Mighty Mo.
Despite the high flows, anglers are still pounding them on nymphs. Of course, the worm takes the prize.
When will the river drop? We've heard that question a time or two. When the weather and the flows cooperate, the river will drop. The flows we are seeing are due primarily to heavy rains. It takes time to push the water through the system. Give it time. The extended forecast is calling for a slight chance of rain most days.
When the river does drop, the Florida Keys won't seem so inviting. For now, poon baby. Waves of 10 to 100 are still coming in. And, they're eating.
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Missouri River - June 14th, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED: 
63 °
FISHING: Good
Steady as she flows..... At 15, 800 cfs, the Missouri is moving fast yet yielding some fish. Anglers are generally enthusiastic. The Dearborn River is showing her charm while the Missouri is showing his muscle. Or, the other way around.
A steady decline in flows describes the headwaters of the Missouri. Over the last two days, 20% of the flows have gone away. The pressure is still on. Now, it appears to be manageable. When will the river below Holter drop? Keep an eye on the inflows. Canyon Ferry Lake is full. As long as the inflows continue to decline, you will MOST LIKELY NOT SEE AN INCREASE IN FLOWS. When will you see a decrease in flows? When the threat of flooding is gone.
Worms, Sow Bugs, Scuds, Caddis Larva and PMD nymphs all work. Especially if they have a ton of weight attached. It may not be what you want, but you will catch some fish. Haven't sold many dry flies lately. There's a few caddis popping. Imagine how many will be popping when the river reaches 6,000 cfs. Yikes.
Our next report will come from the Florida Keys... 90°, sunny, and 90% humidity. It will still be high water in Craig.
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Missouri River - June 12th, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED:
45 °
FISHING: Fair
Some of the pressure appears to be taken off the system statewide. Locally, the Dearborn River has declined to the perfect zone. At 450 cfs, you can comfortably float and fish the river. You'll have to get out at Mid Canyon or lower. If you get out at Mid Canyon, you'll have to use the road as your boat ramp. The ramp is under water from the Mighty Mo.
The Mo, flowing at 15,800 cfs, is cooking along. At least it has come down from its peak of 16,400 cfs. Flows dropped coming into the system allowing for a little break below Holter Dam.
Canyon Ferry will be full on Monday. What will the Bureau of Reclamation do when they get back to work? Our guess is that they'll leave things alone for a day or two. They still have a little room to work with. If the rain stays away and the air temperatures remain cool, we should see a slow decline in flows below Holter. If it rains or substantially heats up, all bets are off. Accuweather is calling for the 70's, clouds, and a few thunderstorms over the next several days. We know for certain that it will either rain or it won't.
Despite the high flows, anglers are catching fish. When they do, the battle is on. The fish and the current are strong, very strong. You can use thicker tippets. The river is going by so fast that the fish have no chance at seeing your leader. Something that looks like a worm and gets to the bottom works. Tungsten helps. It's like lobbing a gernade.
We didn't expect a flushing flow this year, but we certainly are getting one. When the flush is gone, the river's bottom will be healthy and clean.
Seen any caddis?
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Missouri River - June 11th, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED: 
50 °
FISHING: Fair
Do you remember in April when the prognosis for water was simply bleek? We're all pleasantly surprised by the turn of events. There are 9 gates open at the dam. Normally, they are all shut tight with all the river flowing through the generators. The Palid Sturgeon will have the opportunity to spawn this year.
Steady rain fell throughout Thursday evening. More rain is possible on Friday. The Missouri's headwaters continue to grow. There's 19,400 cfs coming into the system and 15,000 cfs going out. Canyon Ferry Lake will fill by Saturday. Then what? Fishing, of course. What else are you going to do?
Worms are a hot commodity. Caddis are starting to reappear. PMD's aren't far behind. A worm and a larva or nymph will produce some fish. So will two worms. Is this the Missouri? It is. It's what it used to be like.
Warm weather and sunshine are expected to replace the rain in a couple of days. High temperatures will steadily be in the 80's. The bugs will get a boost. When will the river drop? Not tomorrow.
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Missouri River - June 11th, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED:
41 °
FISHING: Fair
Sure enough, last night's rain has bumped up the flows in Montana's freestone rivers. At Toston, the Missouri increased by 1,100 cfs to 20,500 cfs. Canyon Ferry is 98.3% full. Outflows are 15,000 cfs. The rain is suppose to stop. Can you feel the pressure?
Surprisingly, the Missouri's drainage system is about 5% below normal precipitation levels. It was a dry winter and a soggy spring. Was? Should we use that word? The weatherman says we should. Sunny skies and the 80's are on tap for the middle of next week.
The river looks great - wide and placid until you step in. Wading is dangerous. The river is cold. If you go under...............
Stay in your boat and fish the worm. If you want to get closer to fly fishing, attach a caddis larva or pmd nymph to your bottom seeking rig. Worms and thingamabobbers are ugly, but effective. Chuck and duck seems appropriate.
You may not be fishing the way you want to, but you are fishing and catching fish. Be happy for the fish throughout the high flows. The Missouri's wild trout will taunt you for years.
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Missouri River - June 11th, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED:
50 °
FISHING: Fair
From the Bureau of Reclamation June 11, 2010
Recent rains have caused inflows into Canyon Ferry to increase to over 21,000 cfs. The National Weather Service forecasts streamflows to remain at these high levels for the next couple of days. To slow the rate of fill of storage in Canyon Ferry, total release from Canyon Ferry will be increased to near 16,400 cfs. In response, the following operation change is required at Canyon Ferry Dam & Powerplant.
At 1200 hour, Friday, June 11, 2010:
Maintain releases through the river outlet gates at 0 cfs.
Increase releases through the spillway gates to 10,500 cfs.
Maintain turbine releases at 5,200 cfs (
Maintain releases for Helena Valley Project at 665 cfs (340 cfs pumped to Helena Valley and 325 cfs discharged to the Missouri River).
Increase average daily release to the Missouri River to about 16,025 cfs.
Increase average total release from Canyon Ferry to about 16,365 cfs.
≈ 1,335 MW-Hrs/day using 93.5 cfs/mw).
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Missouri River - June 10th, 2010
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop
RECORDED:
70 °
FISHING: Good
Flows are way up on the Mo holding above 13,000 cfs so wade fishing on the regular runs is going to be a challenge. However, don't forget about all the back channels and ditches on the Missouri. From the Wolf Creek bridge to Craig there are lots of them with perfect water for high flows. There are also a number of good back channels lower near Hardy Creek. The upper channels have a lot of brush are great dry fly spots. In the boat, remember high water generally means big fish so don't be turned off by the flows. Streamers and deep nymphing will be the ticket... and a lot of back rowing.
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Missouri River - June 9th, 2010
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED:
60 °
FISHING: Good
Wow, the Mighty Mo is at 14,300 cfs and hopefully holding. How high will the river go? Really, it doesn't matter. You're going to spend most of your time nymphing until the river returns to normal flows - 6,000 cfs or so. Right now, Canyon Ferry Lake, our flood control reservoir, is 96.9% full. Flows coming into the lake as measured at Totston, MT, are 19,800 cfs. The streams feeding the Missouri River are starting to decline (at least they aren't going up). Once Canyon Ferry Lake is full, the Army Corps of Engineers takes over Dam operations. Their greatest concern is flood control. It's conceivable that you could see the river go higher because the lake will. You may not be loving it, but the river's fish are.
While the threat of rain is still in the picture, the weather pattern has shifted away from steady rain to occassional showers. It's very nice outside. The Missouri isn't in prime shape. Neither is any other river in the state. The Mo is clear and fishable. The current is very strong. Wading is out of the question.
Once the river drops, the summer dry fly season will be here. Keep tying PMD's and Caddis. You're going to need a lot of them. Hatches will be strong. Bugs like water too. Can you imagine how stong and fat our rainbows will be in a couple of weeks?
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Missouri River - June 8th, 2010
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop
RECORDED:
65 °
FISHING: Good
There are more horns blowing at Holter Dam than an LA traffic jam. The flows have been rising by about 500 cfs per day and the water is at 9990 cfs. Keep the San Juan box filled. The canyon fished very well yesterday with a variety of SJ's. Wire, Double beaded, No bead. Get creative with your worms. Stretch the distance to your indicator a foot or so as the water bumps. Caddis are pretty consistent in the canyon, however with the high water risers will most likely be few and far between. Streamers are a worth while venture. If anything, it gives you a chance to stop staring at flourescent colored indicators. The Missouri will continue to fish through the high water but be careful wading on the banks and be careful where you anchor. 10,000 cfs is a lot of water. In all, the MO is fishing very well.
Brian - Finfetchers
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Missouri River - June 8th, 2010
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop
RECORDED: 
71 °
FISHING: Great
DEARBORN RIVER REPORT: There have been some mixed reports on the Dearborn so far this year, so Brian and I decided to give it a shot. We put in yesterday around 9 am took off around 7 pm. The water clarity is perfect for streamers and so so for dries and nymphs. There is about 2-2.5' of clarity, but the water is carrying a tint of green (my favorite). It took only 10 minutes to get the first fish to hand, which was a nice 18" brown. After that it took awhile to hook up again. We stopped at Flat Creek and talked with some of the Headhunters crew and they landed several nice fish including a 17" rainbow from the small trib. There were no signs of salmonflies or golden stones, but I was able to hook two fish on a #6 orange cat puke, so there must be enough around to get the fish looking for um. The pattern that produced the best for us was a #2 black cone-headed bugger with long white rubberlegs on a streamer express line. All of the strikes were hard and very agressive (they pretty much attacked it the second the fly hit the water). I pumped the stomach of a 23" brown to find there was absolutely nothing in it, which told us that the fish weren't feeding; probably a response to water levels and clarity. So the key to having a good day right now on the Dearborn is to fish bigger streamer patterns to induce a predatory response. There are a few hairy spots as far as rapids, so make sure there is someone who has experience on the sticks with you.
Hatches: Salmonflies, golden stones, hoppers (actually saw more hoppers that anything else), brown drakes, pmds, midges.
Suggested patterns: JJ's, wool heads, coneheaded buggers, skiddish smolts, Coffee's sparkle minnow, yellow yummies, yuk bugs, Pats RL, jimmy legs, girdle bugs, princes, cat pukes, big r bugs, king kong stones, terrenastys, stimis
-Cornfed
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