Fly Fishing Report Brought To You By Our Missoula Fly Fishing Guides And Fly Shop Staff.
Enjoy and Good Luck!
Bitterroot River
The Bitterroot river fly fishing has been awesome over the last few weeks with great water temperatures, cloudy weather and some amazing hatches.
The dry fly fishing is some of the best we’ve seen all year and this trend should continue for the foreseeable future.
The dry fly fishing is better later in the morning and continues into the afternoon and evening.
Hatches right now include Mahogany, BWO, Trico, Hecuba, Hoppers and a few October Caddis.
The weather forecast looks good with some clouds and some sun mixed.
We expect the the fishing to continue to be great through September and at least the first half of October as long as night temps don’t get to far below freezing at night.
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Blackfoot River
The Blackfoot river fishing has been good with great water temps and some good fall hatches coming into play. While the dry fly fishing might be a bit better on the rest of the rivers around Missoula, the dry fly fishing has been good and the streamer fishing has been really good.
The Blackfoot river should continue to fish good through the rest of September and early October as long as the weather stays mild to warm.
Hatches include Hoppers, October Caddis and a few Mahogany’s, BWO’s and Trico’s.
This is the time of year to catch some big fish on the Blackfoot with streamers, so bust out your favorite streamers for the first half of the day and switch over to October Caddis for the later part of the day.
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Clark Fork River
The Clark Fork river fly fishing has been really good over the last few weeks like the rest of the rivers. With the cooler water temps and cloudy weather, the Clark Fork is producing some great hatches and happy fish.
Hatches include BWO’s, Mahogany’s, Hecuba’s, Hopper’s and October Caddis.
The dry fly action starts late morning and into the later part of the day, so grab your favorite streamers for the morning or put on a dropper to keep you busy until the fish start rising. Really no need to be out early morning for the rest of the season though.
The Clark Fork should continue to fish good as long as the weather stays mild and doesn’t get to far below freezing during the night.
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Rock Creek
Rock Creek like the rest of our Missoula rivers has benefited from cooler water temps and mild weather. Pick your tactic of choice from dries, nymphs and streamers. But this is a great time of year to get your dry fly fix and the dry should continue to produce for the rest of September and first half of October at least with the mild future forecast.
Hatches include Mahogany’s, BWO’s, October Caddis and still a few hoppers hopping around.
Don’t let the great fall fishing slip away, take advantage of the phenomenal fishing this time of year before winter kicks in and it becomes a nymph game for the rest of the year.
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September/October Hatches
Click any photo below to find out more information on each individual hatch. Includes life cycle, best fly patterns, helpful tips and where to find these hatches in your Western Montana fly fishing adventure.
