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Missouri River - May 15th, 2012
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop
RECORDED: 
86 °
FISHING: Great
The Caddis are hatching. I like caddis. Drifting deep sparkle pupas early, tight lining emergers and soft hackles in the middle and watching a dry bounce down a riffle later in the day. Its really good stuff.
Come get your caddis box ready if you have any holes. We've got some great patterns.
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Missouri River - May 10th, 2012
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop
RECORDED:
81 °
FISHING: Good
We know better, but we like to do it our way or at least the way we want to do it when we are doing it. In other words, on a hot, sunny, windy day, we threw streamers. We did not get skunked and we had fun. I tried several versions of my Polar Express Baitfish and it connected. It was 3 to 1 over the Skiddish Smolt. I'm happy about that.
Now if I was out there today at 52 degrees and calm and overcast....it would probably be lights out! I hope you are there.
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Missouri River - May 3rd, 2012
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop
RECORDED: 
48 °
FISHING: Good
Brian Neilsen and I fished around Cascade on Monday. It was as much a prospecting trip as it was a serious fishing outing. That's usually how it goes with us. Brian was knocking them silly while guiding for several days. Instead of continuing to knock them silly, we go off and fish new flies on water we don't regularly see for results that are less than stellar. But thats ok, no one was paying. We still caught fish and we learned a little bit for future use.
Brian was busy filling sales orders yesterday, so I run up the MO by myself and waded a few spots. It looked like it was going to get cloudy, and I hoped for some risers. Not much happening between the Dearborn River and Half Breed Rapids where I fished. I nymphed one spot for about 20min and hooked a number of fish. Then I spent three hours with my favorite two-hand, swinging streamers. I hooked about the same number of fish as in 20 min of nymphing, but I so enjoy the swing thing, that I will take a few fish on my perferred method any day. I had the river to myself and really enjoyed my time on the water.
Baetis and Midges continue to hatch. The water temp is already 48 degrees and was about the same as the air temp at around 10am. Get ready for caddis!
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Missouri River - April 25th, 2012
supplied by: Montana TroutWranglers
RECORDED: 
79 °
FISHING: Excellent
The Missouri is fishing really well right now. It is a great option as the other freestone streams rise and get dirty from run off. There has been an incredible midge hatch each day and when there are clouds or after the sun sets the dry fly fishing has been red hot. All we have been throwing on the surface is a griffiths gnat sz 16. When the bright sun is out nymphing has been productive with SJ worms, zebra midges, and BWO nymphs. For the lattest reports give us a call 866-456-6889.
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Missouri River - April 16th, 2012
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop
RECORDED:
43 °
FISHING: Great
Brian “Finfetcher” Neilsen was on the water guiding Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was a little bright for dries, but the sub surface action was steady. A few visiting guides from out west were blown away by how good the fishing was. Saturday was beautiful on the river and Sunday was not, but the fishing was outstanding both days.
Midges are hatching in massive quantities. Baetis are mixing in with increasing numbers. The fish want to eat on top. When the sun is dim and the wind is kind, the action is fantastic. Otherwise, nymphing is great. Pheasant tail variety and hot beads and soft hackle stuff will get it done. Fishing a midge cluster with a CDC Pulsating Emerger or good old Black Zebra Midge below can be epic.
Current water flow below Holter is 5,370 cfs. The water temp is around 43 degrees (buggy temp).
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Missouri River - April 5th, 2012
supplied by: Montana Fly Fishing Expeditions
RECORDED: 
61 °
FISHING: Great
Very few crowds and plenty of fish during a few guide days early this week on the Missouri River. The majority of the fishing was done beneath the surface on nymphs but as each evening approached more heads were up on midges. The rising fish were not too technical and could be fooled with PA's and Gnat's, which is nice! Still some days left for Montana Flyfishing Expeditions spring special float price of $350/day. Give us a call if you want to hit the water!
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Missouri River - April 2nd, 2012
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop
RECORDED:
60 °
FISHING: Good
Fished the river this weekend from Stickney Creek to Mt. Palace. Perfect day for floating, however, the bright sun kept the fishing mediocre. There were a few heads rising to midges, very few BWO's on the surface, and very little action nymphing after switching multiple times. We did the best fishing larger streamers. Galloup's Dungeon, Sparkle Minnows, and Red/Black Buggers like the Montana Mouthwash produced the best. One larger brown we caught had a 5 inch sculpin in it's mouth, we pulled it out of it's mouth and the sculpin swam away to be eaten again. We did catch a few fish on dries, all on midges, and mostly on the emerger which we tailed behind the dry. Once the cloud cover came in the afternoon the fishing picked up a lot more than in the early afternoon. As we were taking out on the lower river there was a decent caddis hatch already started as well... quite a few of them flying around already so think about that for you top fly when nymphing this week. Cheers!
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Missouri River - March 23rd, 2012
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED: 
33 °
FISHING: Great
Just what the doctor ordered - cloudy and calm. You'll find some heads up today. The weekend looks great too.
Today: Snow showers. High near 37. North northeast wind between 7 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before noon. Snow level 4400 feet rising to 5400 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. East wind between 5 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. South southeast wind between 3 and 6 mph.
The river is simply fishing great. It's only March. This summer looks off the charts. For now, with clouds and calm, midges will dot the surface and produce riseforms. If not, pink (firebeaded) wet flies, standard nymphs, midge larvae and streamers will put fish in the net.
It looks like a busy weekend is on tap.
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Missouri River - March 18th, 2012
supplied by: Big R Fly Shop
RECORDED:
45 °
FISHING: Excellent
The Missouri is fishing extremely well right now. Midges are coming off very strong this weekend and fish are keyed in on them. We also did well on streamers and nymphing.
Recommended patterns for the midge fishing include: Spent CDC Midge, Griffith's Gnat, Transitional Midge, Mating Midge, and we also did well by trailing a small #20-22 pulsating emerger off the back of the dry fly in black. All other patterns are size 20 and you can probably get away with a #18. The wind was down the past couple of days so it is PRIME on the river right now. Nymphing is still best up by the dam with the traditional nymphing patterns like the pink poxyback sow bug, tailwater charlie, all the different firebead patterns, etc. A few BWO's were sputtering around so expect that to pick up in the coming week with temperatures rising on a consistent basis. Streamer fishing was all over the board, we never found a single winner but caught fish on a variety of different patterns. Go fishing today!
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Missouri River - March 18th, 2012
supplied by: The Trout Shop
RECORDED: 
36 °
FISHING: Great
Dark, almost wet and relatively calm greeted anglers on Saturday. Great fishing was had by all that we chatted with. It was pretty busy for the shoulder season. Sunday started out much the same. As the day progressed, the air temperature cooled and the snow started to come down. Finally, it's winter just in time for spring. Montana......
We'll see significant snow through Monday - perhaps 7 inches of wet white stuff will hit the ground. Cooler temperatures in the 40's will be on tap most of the week. But, it is Montana. Could it be that La Nina is lifting and El Nino is on the way? If so, expect more wetness and coolness.
Midges are bring the fish to the surface and the anglers to the river. You'll get consistent follows on the streamer. Will you get any eats? Pink continues to save the day. It's only March.
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