Well, even the smoke has become spotty these days. It is blanketing mostly the upper Bitterroot. The smoke provides great solar insulation one day, and is gone the next. It seems the smoke hangs up in spots as much as the elusive clouds. However, the water is substantially cooler and the bugs are rolling. Trico [...]
Thank God. I am not much of a fan of the Month. September, that’s a whole different story. The bugs are back, the days and nights are cooling off, and soon the Elk will be bugling and the rivers will be empty. Local Angler-Jeff Nelson took his mom on a float trip as a belated [...]
The fishing continued to be good yesterday on the Bitterroot with a combo of high clouds mixed with some high smoke from the fires over in Idaho. This “fake” cover keeps the fishing going until later in the afternoon and keeping some good fish looking up. You will see plenty of pods eating Tricos and [...]
Fishing is improving daily with the cool night time temps. Tricos kick things off in the morning then let it roll into a Hopper/Terrestrial Dropper as the day warms. We are looking at mid to high 80′s this afternoon , so it will be time to go for a swim as the fish will shut [...]
35 degrees this morning at the shop! We will probably see one of those 50 degree changes today and be in the 80′s by 4:00. Cool nights have got the Bitterroot on a role with Trico Spinners in the mid morning then some Hecubas and good Hopper fishing in the midday. A Morrish Hopper with a [...]
From time to time as guides we get to hear great things like “Do the Huckabees hatch on the Green Horn River too? Anyhow, here is a tribute to the Hecuba-the slump-buster bug of Late August on the Bitterroot. They make fish do dumb things, and for people who ask questions like that, they are [...]
The cooler nights we have been having (43* at the shop this morning) combined with the nearly abandoned rivers are doing good things for my disposition- and the fishing too, for that matter. No clouds in sight, so pray for smoke. A few fish are up on the scattered and skimpy trico hatches I have [...]
The combination of morning clouds with a touch of smoke has had the fishing better than people are expecting it to be with the continued warm weather. A few more Trico’s are showing along with some early Hecubas but a Hopper will get it done for most of the day. Look for the weather moving [...]
There is a haze hanging in the valley today, and you could smell the smoke on the Clark Fork Yesterday. It is fire season in Western Montana, and the smoke is as effective at blocking the sun as the elusive summer clouds. The weatherman is calling for a few clouds and cooler temps by Wednesday, [...]
We have a couple boats for sale around the shop from time to time so here are the latest: 1) Yellowstone Drifter-fiberglass boat with wood accents. Dry storage under every seat. Front and rear casting braces. Complete package with Cataract Oars, Anchor, and Trailer. Very Good condition. $3,500.00 2) Montana Boats-Stu Williams Wide Bottom Drifter-Fiberglass [...]
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