We didn’t get the weather that the southwestern and south central part of the state did (I hear there’s snow on the ground this morning in parts of Bozeman for instance), though at my place outside of Hamilton temps struggled to reach 50 yesterday and its 33 right now. From the looks of things there’s […]
Al the Pal
The Clark Fork is fishing decently these days; to be honest none of my crew was able to get out on the water this weekend (my daughter was in Boise on business with the family), and I was on the Missouri with friends. Sounds like the upper most and lower most sections of the river […]
Days are still pretty warm but cool nights are helping move us closer to the heyday for fall hatches we’re all waiting for. It’s going to be closer to 80 all week for highs, but lows in the high thirties and low forties feel damn good and are at least a little closer to what […]
According to my daughter and her husband the Clark Fork has been fishing pretty well over the past few days. During the unsettled weather Saturday and Sunday they even saw some olives out on the upper river – like the golden color spotting the hills seeing olives on the river is one of the surest […]
Rock Creek is still hanging in there. Flows have been steadily coming down for a while and are just above 280 cfs as of this morning. The hot weather and lots of sun has not really been helping much. Despite the unseasonably warm temps fishing is not too bad. The upper half of the […]
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 […]
Had a great day on the Beaverhead yesterday, I’ll have some pictures sent to Mark to post in a day or two. The Clark Fork is going to come around here before you know it; even though the summer Caddis Fest we’ve been enjoying on the hot days will peter out, the river’s mayflies will […]
I’m headed over to the Beaverhead this morning (I’ve emailed my post to Mark to post for me as I’m running late this morning…) and expect to have a nice day. I’ve been hearing all week how the Craneflies have been cooking early and late and there are still late Caddis over here too. There […]
Rock Creek is entering its really good window. Flows are still in good shape, 320 cfs, this morning. This is above average for this time of year. Conditions are all pointing toward a great fall. Mayflies are the main hatch on the Rock right now. There are lots and lots of them. PMDs, flavs, drakes, […]
Personally, I can’t wait until this damned heat moves off and we start getting some real fall weather. Could be I’m just old and cranky, or it could be that fall is my absolute favorite time of year in Montana. The Blackfoot, while it is fishing well right now, will be fishing great when the […]
Those pining for fall weather have at least another week (and no doubt longer) before true fall weather sets in; yesterday afternoon was warm and sunny and the rest of the week and upcoming weekend looks that way too. Warm sunny weather will keep fishing looking up for Tricos and terrestrials and their attractor kin. […]
I’ve been enjoying a family reunion of sorts this weekend here in Missoula, and this will be our fifth straight day on the fine waters of southwest Montana. There’s been more sun and heat than we’d of liked to have, but the fishing has overall been good. Since joining this project back in April, I’ve […]
It’s damned hard not to be biased about the Bitterroot. I’ve lived in her valley for basically all of my life, fished the river in good years and bad, through drought and deluge, fought the battles over access and keeping the river, and watch development wash over in waves. All that said the Bitterroot continues […]
The Clark Fork is trying to turn the corner to fish a bit more it does in the fall, though I’m not sure the weather is going to cooperate much this week. Yesterday’s clouds were welcome, and did produce a more robust (nifty word, eh?) mayfly hatch from what I hear along most of the […]
I love years like this one. They don’t come along often, but when they do be ready to take advantage of them. Everything just falls into place on years like this. Take Rock Creek, for example. This year has been great, and it will continue well into the fall. Flows have been steadily dropping, down […]
