The first day of summer is less than a week away and we are still waiting for the rivers to drop.. The million dollar question is when will the rivers peak and come into shape for fishing. The Bitterroot river is flowing about twice normal volume for this time of year. While I have heard […]
The run off is upon us. Warm temperatures and spring rains last week have got the Bitterroot and other local rivers on the rise. Continued rain and temperatures close to 80 degrees this week are going to cause some big water. Fishing is not an option in these conditions and could be down right dangerous. […]
This report may sound like a broken record but that is the way this spring has gone. Continued cold weather is prolonging the run off and we are still adding to snow pack. River levels have remained stable due to the lack of melt. Fishing has also been very consistent. We continue see large numbers […]
The Bitterroot bumped up again after some decent rain 2 days ago. The rise in flow was not that great and water clarity is still quite good. The water has already begun to drop thanks to continued cold nights which keeps mountain snow from melting. Spring eventually has to come and start the run-off but […]
Water on the Bitterroot has dropped and cleared significantly since my last report over the weekend. Fishing has improved since and we are even taking some nice fish on dries. The cold air temperatures however, are limiting the best hatches and fishing to late afternoon. The bugs are here and ready to emerge, they just […]
We have finally gotten some warmer weather this week. The good news is that for a few days we had great hatches and the best dry fly fishing of the season. OK the bad news, warmer nighttime temperatures and some rain has caused some of the mid elevation (4,000 to 5,000 ft) snow to melt […]
