Every once in a great while it is nice to escape the great town of Craig, MT. I had the pleasure of fishing a few small freestone creeks the past few days. Thank you Joel Thompson of Montana Troutaholic Outfitters! Tell us where you have been fishing lately and if it has been fishing good… read more →
Ol’ Wild Bill and crew fishing the legend in his beloved Hyde Contender from Craig to Stickney in the twilight. Uncle LaMoyne would be proud. read more →
Bill and Ed here with a quick fishing report for the good ole Missouri River. Last night we floated in celebration of the longest day of the year and the marking of summer. There were plenty of fish feeding from bank to bank. The vast majority of them, including our rainbow friend from above, were.. read more →
A few different groups of anglers/campers have gotten off the river today bringing some dirty rafts and good news from The Smith. The flows have been dropping at a steady pace over the past few days making for some relatively clear water and great dry fly fishing. Flows at the top end are at 395.. read more →
HUMP DAY BROWN Bill and Ed here reporting from the Big Red Barn with your weekly Missouri River hot flies. We floated wolf creek to Craig the other night, throwing streamers the majority of the way down. We hooked up with some nice browns that evening using the trusty no-helmet Sculpin pattern you see in.. read more →
The flows on The Smith continue to drop at a steady pace making for improving fishing conditions. Below Eagle Creek the flows are at 561 cfs with a water temp of 58. In the lower river at Eden Bridge the flows are at 889 cfs. The river is looking great for floating. read more →
“Where are your Waterwisp flies?” “A water what?” “You know those flies with the hackle tied on the bend of the hook…” read more →
I would suspect it has been a few years since the river was at this flow in early June . Currently the flow is at 2930 cfs and the temps are at 56 degrees. The water is looking low and clear. The fishing has remained good to excellent depending on who you talk to. Most.. read more →
