Missouri River Fly Fishing Report “Hot in…..so hot in herre! (on the Mo’) Current Flows: 3,820 Weather Forecast: Mid to Upper 90s throughout the week Hatch Report: PMD, Caddis, Tricos! Hello Summer! Dang, it’s hot in Craig, Montana. Forecasting 90s for the foreseeable future. Important to note, the Missouri River isn’t under any hoot owl restrictions.. read more →
Missouri River Fly Fishing Report “Bro, ’!” Current Flows: 4,400 Weather Forecast: Saturday — Sunny, Low 80s Sunday — Sunny, High 70s Hatch Report: PMD, Caddis The Missouri River’s bug activity has dramatically increased. Last Sunday, I floated the canyon and there were caddis constantly hatching from mid morning all the way to early afternoon. Flows are stabilizing and.. read more →
Mighty Mo’ Fishing Report “Thank you for your service and sacrifice to our country.” Current Flows: 6,000+ Weather Forecast: Saturday — Mid 60s & chance of rain Sunday — mid 60s & partly cloudy Monday — mid 70s & sunny Hatch Report: Caddis, Midges, Baetis After a ton of fun Montana spring weather, there’s been a lot.. read more →
Mighty Mo’ Fly Fishing Report “I got 99 problems but a fish aint one.” Current Flows: 3,600+ cfs Weather Forecast: Saturday — Low 50s & rain/clouds Sunday — Low 60s & partly cloudy Hatch Report: Midges, BWOs Midges, check! BWOs, check! The Missouri River is starting to produce a lot more bugs. With water temps at that ideal mid 40s.. read more →
Mighty Mo’ Fly Fishing Report “The Return of the BWO!” Current Flows: 3,600+ cfs Weather Forecast: Saturday — Upper 50s & sunny Sunday — Upper 50s & cloudy Hatch Report: Midges, BWOs Guess who’s back? BWO SZN! That’s right, that ole baetis has finally arrived on the Missouri River. For the past four to five days, anglers have been.. read more →
“The fish are already wet. Why would they care about the rain?” Weekend Preview Fishing Report for 6.2.23 – 6.4.23 And we’re back! First post of 2023 and the second day of June seems like no better day to put something up on the internets. This weekend on the Missouri River is lookin’ fishy! We’ve.. read more →
Despite what it feels like, it is indeed actually the month of April. To many, it doesn’t feel like April at all, and it’s not because of the weather. COVID-19 is to blame for the ghost towns surrounding many of your local fly shops. No shops open to walk in, online or phone orders only,.. read more →
Tricos are hatching in full force and the fish are gorging! You want to hit the water early in the morning before the water warms up and look for big pods of fish sipping on spinners or before the divers come equipped with the best scuba diving masks, they can find online. Late afternoon to late.. read more →
Summer has arrived and with it, lots and lots of aqua. We saw an increase from 11,000 CFS to 16,500 in a matter of a couple of days. As you could guess this created some chocolate milk flavored water to pour into the Missouri via its tributaries, particularly the Dearborn, which was throwing in a.. read more →
Late September has brought cooler temperatures, precipitation and great fishing. The near forecast is looking like great weather with highs in the 70’s for the next 3-4 days and very low wind. Expect sunny days and nymphing or streamer fishing until evening or if we see some cloud cover. Water temperature has dropped dramatically over.. read more →
