Mid-summer fishing…

Water levels have held up quite well on the Bitterroot this summer. However, several weeks of hot dry weather has finally got the water dropping and warming fast. Good news is releases from Painted Rocks dam will begin this evening. This will ensure a good flow of cold water throughout the remainder of summer.. This will be an added boost to the fish and fishing. Fly fishing has held up well on the Bitterroot upstream of Hamilton and the West Fork.. The lower river fishing has slowed during the day due to higher water temps. There are  still good hatches of PMD’s, Golden Stones and the smaller Bitterroot Stone, the evenings provide a good spinner fall and lots of caddis. We are entering the time when terrestrials are a big part of the trouts diet. Look for grasshoppers, beetles, ants , spruce and pine moths to be on the menu. I am anticipating good fishing throughout August. see ya on the river……………. ~ ><(((*>