Fishing Reports for the Missouri River Montana
Missouri River Fly Fishing Report for October 5, 2014 If time presents itself, you might think about making your way out to The MO… Bug life is prevalent, Fall is slowly but surely showing her face, and the fish are hungry. Craig saw a little snow and some colder weather last week, which seems to have flipped the.. read more →
Missouri River Fishing Report for 9/24/2014: The temperatures should be dropping drastically for the end of September. Tomorrow’s high will be 90 F then look for temps moving into the 60’s the following days. This is good news for the fishermen, bad news for the recreational floaters. Dry fly fishing has been pretty consistent and.. read more →
Missouri River Fishing Report for 09/18/14: Clouds are out and fish are up, get your Thursday morning rolling with a Grade A fishing report for the Mighty MO. Water temps are great and should continue to drop through out the month, sitting at a pretty 59 F this afternoon. It will stay cloudy all morning, then.. read more →
Flows coming from Holter Dam are steady at 4,080cfs with temps beginning to creep up in the next few days. The town of Craig has gotten a sneak preview of Fall over the last few days, with a light dusting of snow in the peaks and some higher winds. Water temp has dropped slightly, falling.. read more →
Flows have been remaining steady above 4K for quite some time, just above our long time average. Our water temps are also looking good in the mid 60’s at Holter Dam. Not to bad for the middle of August. FIshing has been good with Trico’s in the AM and hoppers in the PM. A little.. read more →
Fishing out on the Missouri continues to be very productive, if you know how to get the moss off you’re fly in a hurry. The mornings are definitely more productive than the evenings with massive Trico spinner falls happening daily around 8:30 or 9:00 am. Last evening CrossCurrents Owner Chris Strainer went out and caught.. read more →
Flows this morning are remaining steady in the low to mid 4K range. Good for wading and floating alike. Water temps are 64 degrees at Holter Dam in the mornings and peaking up a few degrees in the afternoons. Not bad for early August. Traffic on the river has been a little less than average making.. read more →
Anglers on The Missouri River have been coming back with smiling faces as of lately. Lots of bugs out on the water, lots of them. Trico’s are around in the mornings and PMD’s can be seen throughout the day. Caddis in the evenings. Dry fly fishing is available on most days, almost all day long… read more →
Flows this morning dropped slightly to 4,340 cfs at Holter Dam, water temps there are 62 in the morning. We had a little rain come through yesterday that has kept things a little on the cooler side for our summer season. Traffic on the river is strangely low for this time of year. Don’t get me.. read more →
Things are finally starting to heat up on the small streams all around the Helena and Craig area. When the fishing slows down here on the MO, our CrossCurrents Fly Shop employees often head towards the smaller streams this region has to offer. Fishing size 16-20 dry flies on the Missouri all season can.. read more →
