The river had been shaping up nicely and producing good fishing on Salmon flies until the recent rains hit. The Bitterroot has experienced 3 days of heavy rain and the river is back on the rise making for some difficult fishing. Dry weather is in the forecast and the river will drop quickly once the rain ends. We are already seeing good hatches of Salmon flies, Golden Stones, Green drakes and PMD’s… give it a couple days before heading out and please be careful as flows are high and fast. See ya on the river……..

The fishing continues to improve as we move into April. The spring hatches are in full swing and we are getting into some of the best fishing of the year. Along with Skwala’s we are seeing good numbers of Nemouras, Capnia, March Browns, Gray drakes, BWO’s and midges. Flows have bumped gradually over the last week but the river is still in great shape. Nights are still cold so the best dry fly action is afternoon.

The Bitterroot snowpack is looking pretty good at 115% of normal. There is still quite a bit of winter left so lets hope this trend continues. If you are into winter fly fishing there are a few opportunities to fish. Fishing nymph rigs deep in the slower runs can get you hooked up on the milder days… If you are looking forward to some dry fly fishing, the Skwala hatch is about 6 weeks away..