Its been an interesting spring to say the least. River levels are much higher then average thanks to rain and low elevation snow melt… The river has stabilized over the last week and begun to drop with good clarity.. There has been some dry fly action but its been a short window and you have […]
Temperatures hit 50 degrees today in the Bitterroot and its beginning to feel a bit like spring. Warming temperatures should get the bugs and fish moving. The river is in great shape after a cold winter. Large numbers of Skwala nymphs are migrating to the shore line and it won’t be long before the hatch […]
After running below normal for most of the winter the Bitterroot snowpack finally has bumped up to 100% of normal. Recent storms off the Pacific have brought heavy mountain snow and valley rain to western Montana. There is still snow and ice on the valley floor but a recent warm spell is breaking up river […]
October is here and the great dry fly action continues on the Bitterroot. We’ve had some decent rains in the last week and the river is in great shape for floating and fishing. May flies are the name of the game right now. There are still some Trico’s and Hecuba’s emerging but there numbers are […]
The 1st day of fall is still a couple weeks away but the current weather sure makes it feel like it’s here… We have had some good rains and much cooler temperatures over the last week. This is great news for fisherman. The change in weather has gotten the may fly hatches going and fish […]
Hot dry weather typical of August continues… Since the last report conditions have improved somewhat. Rain and cooler weather helped improve river conditions and hoot owl restrictions have been lifted on area rivers.. Cold water releases continue from Painted Rocks dam and are keeping the West Fork and upper Bitterroot in cool water… Not much […]
