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| Blackfoot | The Blackfoot continues to slowly drop and just below the historical norm for this time of year. We are still seeing salmon flies every day and this might be the best time of the year to use them on the river above River Bend CG. It is running around 1500cfs and clear. It fished really well yesterday both on streamers and dry dropper rigs and we caught some really nice fish… averaging over 15″. A worm, MT prince, or double bead stone under a salmon fly dry is money as is tan sculpins or sparkle minnow streamers towing a double bead stone, marvin or worm — swinging off the slow drop offs is key. | salmon flies, golden stones, yellow sallies, caddis, and a coupla pmds. | >Dries: Bullethead salmon fly, Clacka caddis #12, Noble chernobyls in orange, tan or red. >Nymphs: Red or pink SanJuan worm #8, prince in sizes 10-8, double bead stones, and green copper john in 14-10 >Streamers: Bunnies in tan, sparkle minnows |
| Bitterroot | The Bitterroot is still greatwith the goldens and sallies. we are dropping a silver bead phez tail, copper john or prince nymph on a about a 2foot dropper for insurance. On the right day in our opinion, this is the single best time to hit the lower sections. Cloudy weather that is called for this weekend could be killer with pmds. Look for sippers on the spinner fall in the morning – follow up purple haze with a rusty spinner or pmd cripple and make sure you are right on line as the more bugs the less distance they seem to move. | pmds in force, caddis late in the evenings,a few salmon flies on west fork, goldens, yellow sallies all up and down the river | >Dries: Bullet head rogue golden #12, goldie hawn #16, tan, golden chernobyls >Nymphs: Big prince or #10 copper john, peacock double bead stones, red worm and pink also gets it done. >Streamers: Olive black buggers, marvins |
| Clark Fork | The lower sections of the Clark Fork are a really good choice right now! Cloudy warm weather is best on this water if you want to fish dries to rising fish but you can catch them just fine dead drifting nymphs. We c some great fish with the double nymph rigs and large attractors with long droppers this week – of continue to catch some exceptional fish everyday. In fact, one of our clients caught a legit two foot rainbow!!! just a coupla days back… on a dry. The largest we have seen (actually taped and pictured – a no bs giant) The worm is still hard to beat as a dropper but expect action on phez tails #s16, #10 prince and copper john. If you are planning on fishing above Missoula use the same rigs or try swinging streamers off the banks… bunny and a bead is a good call or trail a smallish black or olive bugger behind a large streamer. | pmps coming out heavy on lower, caddis too, golden stones, sallies, | >Dries: Carnage golden stone, pmd parachutes #16 elk hair caddis, bwo #18-16, purple haze #14. >Nymphs: SanJuan worms in pink and red. phez tails #14-18, big prince size 10 or #16 copper john. >Streamers: Sparkle minnow, jj’s, black buggers, marvins |
| Rock Creek | Waders are delighted to have the Rock to themselves again… and the fishing is pretty good. Caddis heavy in the late afternoon while the sallies and goldens are a mid day affair. Pale morning dun action this weekend should be off the hook with the cooler weather and clouds “they” are calling for. This is a great time to wade fish the creek and at 522cfs a good level. | Goldens, yellow sallies,pmd’d in the morning, caddis, and just a couple salmon flies lingering on the upper reaches | >Dries: Carnage or rouge goldens,goldie hawns #16, swisher caddis #14, purple haze, pmd parachute. >Nymphs: The worm – red, pink, orange in #12, phez tail #16, prince in sizes 14-12 and copper john in 16-14 >Streamers: Olive zonkers and buggers, sparkle |
| Georgetown Lake | Georgetown is fishing exceptionally well right now and I have yet to put on a dropper or streamer on of any sort – the are really looking up! Damsels are out in force and the fish are all over them. And, in the hot sun, they start early in the day. Expect calibeatis early in the day (but they eat a purple haze just fine)and finish late in the evening pitching giant olive sedge dries – the carnage skwala is a dead ringer for these bugs but a para green drake works equally well. | Blue damsels, olive sedge (caddis), calibeatis, leaches,scuds and midges. | >Dries:midge parachute #18, para madam X olive or carnage skwala #10, blue damsel dries, purple haze #16. >Nymphs: Zebra midge, orange or olive scuds. rs2 emergers. >Streamers:buggers in olive and black, thin bunnies. |
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| MISSOURI RIVER: The Mo is on fire again… expect plenty of shots at rising fish on pmds, caddis and even sallies below the Dearborn. If nymphing is your game plan on multiple hook ups with pt’s, lightning bug, split back pmd mymphs and even small prince. If you go over there we do have a good stock of the little nymphs that did do well for us and can set you up. Questions about an upcoming trip or fishing in Western Montana? Call us at our new fly shop in Missoula at 406-542-7411 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 406-542-7411 end_of_the_skype_highlighting (open 9 – 6 M – Sat., Sundays 10 – 3) Our Philipsburg shop is now open on all week so stop in on your way to the Creek or G-Town. Good fishing – John, Terri, Matthew, and Kynslee | |||
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