There’s been some damned nice fishing to be done on the Clark Fork lately; I was lucky enough to do a bit with my daughter this weekend.
We floated the upper river (above Missoula) on Sunday and did very well on BWO and mahoganies in the afternoon; the wind was manageable and fish were really keying on the BWOs while the hatch was on.
Otherwise we had steady action on soft hackles swung through / to the slow side of more gentle seams, even when the hatch was cooking, though who the hell wants to nymph when some of the last real dry fly action of the season is upon us.
The news over here will probably be the weather for the next few days. From the forecast it looks like it’s going to be pretty messy through Tuesday night (winter storm warning above 4500); the kicker for fishing will be the wind which should calm down to reasonable levels by late Tuesday or Wednesday.
Clouds all week should be the BWO’s friend.
Tags: River - Clark Fork
