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The fishing up Rock Creek is really starting to turn the corner into fall mode. With the appearance of the October caddis (a few), mahoganies, and hecubas, the fish have certainly been looking up for dries. Brindle chutes, sprout baetis, trico spinners, tilt wing mahoganies, pheasant tail parachutes, rusty spinners, and small hoppers have been our go to drys. With...

  The Clark Fork has provided some pretty awesome mayfly fishing over the last couple days and they are still loving the hopper mid day. Exciting times now that the fall mayflies have started to show up. Fish are rising to a variety of different dries. Brindle chutes, parachute pheasant tails, sprout baetis, trico spinners, parachute hare's ears, grey drakes...

The cooler nights and daytime highs have lowered water temps into the 50s now, down from lower river daytime water temps that hovered around 68 to 70 degrees most of Aug. and Sept. It's nice to see the arrival of fall! There are some drakes showing up and even a few mahoganies with the changing daylight hours and water temps...

  More artificial cloud cover (smoke), cooler temps and higher humidity in the forecast for today - yee haw! The Clark has been fishing well. Like most of the area rivers, the cooler nights have been moving the best of the dryfly action closer to the middle of the day. Decent nymphing and streamer fishing can be had pretty much...

** FWP will be shocking fish on the Bitterroot between Stevi-Poker Joe on 9/18-22nd, 25th, and the 28th. For more information call 406-363-7169.** It's fast becoming a fall menu for the Bitterroot fatties. With baetis, mahoganies, and fall drakes all starting to show up.  Tilt wing mahoganies, D&D BWO cripples, rusty spinners, midge clusters, laser pointer drakes, and brindle chutes...

  It's beginning to feel a lot like fall up here these days.The fall mayflies have begun to show up along with October caddis. Our best bugs still haven't changed though, with #12 royal water walker and a #14 purple haze doing the most damage for us. Hoppers and ants are a good option too nymphing is still very productive...

  The evening fishing on the Clark Fork has been particularly noteworthy with excellent caddis and mayfly hatches. The mid day fishing has been a little spotty, but hopper dropper rigs, tandem nymph rigs, and streamers have all been good bets. Mornings have also had great mayfly hatches, but the evenings have been great. Trico spinner fall has been happening...

    Fall fishing is here and is most welcome. This is our favorite time of year to be on The Bitterroot. Minimal crowds and big fish sipping mayflies. Do not leave home without your rain coat, streamer box, and mayfly box. Baetis, mahoganies and fall drakes are all on the way. Mahoganies have already started to show up, along...

    With fall quickly approaching the fishing conditions are changing rapidly. From the lower flows (which give wade fisherman excellent access) to the cold mornings to the hot mid days, things are definitely changing. The morning trico and baetis fishing has held strong, but mid day can be a little tricky. Use a hopper dropper to search the riffles...

**Rock Creek, Missoula Ranger District (Granite/Missoula Counties): The Rock Creek Road #102 corridor and recreation access remains open. The Welcome Creek bridge remains open for fishing access only, below the high-water mark on the west bank of Rock Creek. All fishing access sites and campgrounds in Rock Creek remain open.** It's been pretty chilly in the mornings and feeling very...