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**Hoot owl fishing restrictions have been lifted as of 8/23** The fishing from Kelly Island all the way down to St. Regis has been very good recently. PMDs and tricos are the main bugs hatching, but not in overwhelming numbers. PMDs are few, and far between . Hecuba (fall drake) are starting to show up, but we are only seeing...

Hoot Owl Fishing Restriction from mile: 0.0 to 83.0 beginning August 2 From the confluence with Clark Fork River upstream to the confluence of East Fork and West Fork Bitterroot River Definitely have your mayfly box handy, along with a few hoppers. Few hecuba, tricos, and baetis are the name of the game. Cycle through hopper colors to keep you...

Rock Creek has been our MVP of August thus far, and that should continue as we approach the fall season. It won't be long before the colors begin to turn and hard frost shifts the hatches dramatically. For now, the creek continues to fish well with terrestrials like smaller hoppers, ants and beetles. As always this time of year, the...

Hoot Owl Fishing Restriction from mile: 103.0 to 239.0 beginning August 2 are still in effect. The Clark Fork has been fishing really well, especially since the clouds have showed up. Top to bottom, The Clark Fork has been a pretty good bet. In the morning, the fish have been moving out into the flat slicks looking for caddis and...

The Blackfoot has displayed some really stellar fishing through the month of August. Luckily, The Blackfoot tends to be one of the coldest rivers in the Missoula area. Hoppers and terrestrials have been the way to go. For dries use big elk hair caddis, more-or-less hoppers, chernobyls, stimulators, ant-acids, super beetles, water walkers, parachute adams, and purple hazes. For nymphs...

Hoot Owl Fishing Restriction from mile: 0.0 to 83.0 beginning August 2 From the confluence with Clark Fork River upstream to the confluence of East Fork and West Fork Bitterroot River A much needed cold front is settling in over The Root and it looks to be carrying some moisture. We'll see how much rain hits the ground, but fishing...

The creek continues to be one of the best mid-day fishing options in the Missoula area. Water temp is ok mid-day, but take the evenings off this weekend. Dry fly fishing has definitely picked up over the last week or so. Sweetgrass hoppers, hot spot para-wulffs, low-rider stones, plan B, stubby chubbies, brindle chutes, and ext. body PMDs worked well...

The Clark Fork has been fishing well with the cooler weather we have been having. Cloud cover always helps out fishing on The Clark Fork. Water temps are back down in the safe zone for morning fishing. Not a lot of tricos, few PMDs, and still eating nocturnal stones early in the morning. Hoppers and other terrestrials (THE ANT) are...

The Blackfoot is starting to clear up and the fishing is picking back up. Hoppers are fooling them again. Purple thunder thighs and purple bopper hoppers worked well for us. Pink was also getting it's fair share of action. Keep switching up the hopper colors till you figure out the flavor of the day. The Blackfoot should continue to clear...

Rock Creek fished really well through the latest weather system and is continuing to run clear. The creek continues to be one of the best mid-day fishing options in the Missoula area. Water temp is back down (for now!) to a reasonable level for afternoon fishing. Dry fly fishing has definitely picked up over the last week or so. Sweetgrass...