After more or less settling a bit every day last week, flows on the upper Bitterroot bumped a lot after yesterday’s rains. I’ve been on the West Fork three times in the past week, and it’s been fishing pretty well with Drakes, Caddis, and Salmon flies. The river is pretty clear for the most part [...]
Monday, June 22, 2009
Unlike the Bitterroot, the Clark Fork hasn’t experienced a big bump in flows at all, only up to a tad over 4000 cfs this morning (4010 cfs at Turah Bridge this morning). I haven’t been on the river in a bit myself, though I hear she’s fishing well with big hairy attractor nymphs, Golden Stones, [...]
The wait for Salmonflies on the Blackfoot is over. The big bugs are all over the water. Despite the recent rains over here, flows are remaining to drop and the water is clear. The dry fly fishing is very good. Lots and lots of caddis are around. So are PMDs, golden stones and some green [...]
