Fishing Reports for Montana Rivers: Missouri River, Smith River, Blackfoot River and other streams.
Check out Teagan & Dorn’s Shide Shannel Shennanigans on our Facebook Page. A short video on what’s happening now on the MO. Missouri River Fly Fishing Report: There are rising trout up and down the river these days but cracking the code to get them to eat on top is not easy. But that’s the challenge.. read more →
Missouri River Fly Fishing Report: As temperatures begin to rise, so do the trout. Many fish are being caught all across the great state of Montana with dry flies. As usual the MO is the epicenter of dry fly action. This week has been the warmest of the year so far with daily temps reaching.. read more →
Welcome to your Missouri River Fishing Report from Craig, Montana Flows below Holter Dam: 6810 CFS (median 6450) // Water Temp: about 51F The rains are back in #CraigAmerica! True to form, this spring has been totally crazy weather-wise here in Montana. Last week we had amazing 75 degree temps with blue bird sunny skies and now we’re back down to 60 degrees with.. read more →
Missouri River Fishing Report for 05.22.16 Flows below Holter Dam: 5680 CFS (“normally” 5700). Water temp about 51F Fishing continues to be solid this second half of May! The nymphing can be good to downright silly at times. There are enough noses up now to keep the attention of the DFO guys but as, usual, some.. read more →
Flows below Holter Dam: 3750 CFS (normally 4850). Water temp about 42F First off, both shops are off and running for the 2016 season! Our Craig store opened officially for the season last week. Please stop by for shuttles, flies, gear or to gab over a cup of free coffee. Ben is our main man in.. read more →
We are blessed beyond what words can describe. We live in a state of so much richness and beauty I have a hard time deciding which way to go. The climate often dictates how and what to seek out. We have been having a warm spell for the middle of February. Good for some not.. read more →
Late Autumn is here with an exclamation point! The mornings are at or below freezing, it “warms” up to the 40’s and 50’s in the afternoon and the wind blows steady. Sounds like steelhead weather to me! (More on that in a future post!) Why would you fish to the MO in mid-November? It’s not.. read more →
June 10, 2015 – Missouri River Report Description: Flows Below Holter Dam: 6,000 CFS (Normally 7,600 CFS) Well, the late May/early June lull is back. Around this time every year the MO experiences a lack of surface action because the water temps put us “between hatches”. There are still plenty of fish to be caught.. read more →
Been a great few days of fishing here in Central Montana lots of people out all over drowning some bugs, and in my case watching some beautiful Westslope Cutthroats rise on some large, leggy foam flies. Check the On the Road Report for more on that. For the time being we’ll talk some more local.. read more →
Things on the MO starting to shape up as the last official day of winter comes and goes. Spring like weather forecasted for the week ahead, lets see if the fishing follows suit. Reports circulating around the breweries in town have been positive with lots of people exploring lots of water with the.. read more →
