Before sharing some good news about the Bitterroot, I’d like to add my ‘well done, boys’ to the growing list of people who are saying good things about Fish Can’t Read. What’s been particularly impressive to me is that some of the old school, crusty, I’ve seen it all fly fishing guides and shop folks over in my neck of the woods have looked this over and said it’s the first web based fly fishing Ezine or magazine that has taken a stab at offering some real solid information along with some great images. I’ve already sent Jake, Mark and the gang my ideas for the next issue – make the damn font bigger is one…..
Now back to the river.
Like much of the state we’ve been experiencing lots of sunshine and warm if not hot weather, and it looks like it will continue through Sunday at least. Despite that the Bitterroot has been fishing very well some days and steady on most days. The upper sections of the river have been offering up some really good fishing on terrestrials (ants and beetles in particular), and there’s even been some good mayfly hatches during the middle part of they day. There are still lots of morning Tricos on the lower river, say below Stevensville and closer to Missoula, though you’ll find the fishing a lot easier on terrestrials in the afternoon.
A friend has tied up a bunch of ants that have been deadly over here lately – he called it a headlight ant, though the image I dug up this morning from the Orvis site called it Skilton’s Quick Sight Ant. Whatever the hell it’s called, you might want to whip up a few of these.
Whenever some cool and cloudy weather rolls in the baetis and other fall hatches should really bust out, but don’t stay home now if the sun is blazing…..
Tags: River - Bitterroot
