Take a number
Today in the 70’s once again, Saturday, and not a cloud. That will probably spell a lot of traffic. Yesterday over 35 shuttles on the root. Fishing was good considering it was bright and sunny. And wouldn’t you know it brought out the mayflies? Any fish consistently working on top were feeding on BWO’s. They […]
Good news All around
Well the bugs are out and in pretty good numbers. I was afraid that last years super low water levels may have put a hurting on em but evidently not. However they did seem a little slow to start. A week ago you really needed a little warm up to get things going, but recently […]
Spring Fishing
Yes it is still January. And many of us are either chasing steelhead or sitting over a hole in the ice. But March really isn’t that far away. I often get asked “What’s the best time of the year to come out and fish”. And thats kind of a tough one to answer. It really […]
Happy New Year 2016
Well last year was interesting to say the least. June was THE Month to be on the water.The 2015 snowpack wasn’t very good and warm spring temps sent the runoff down river rather quick. As many of you know, the August conditions were less than desirable due to low water and smokey days. But..we still […]
Report 7/21
It might be a bit early to claim this, but the cooler temps and upcoming weather this week could see a way out of the Hoot Owl restrictions. Though it depends on FWP’s opinion and temperatures keeping cool for a bit longer to lift the restrictions, it certainly will help keep those trout happy and […]
4th fishing report D.Tucker
The Hoot Owl restrictions go into place today on the Clark Fork, Bitterroot, and Blackfoot rivers restricting fishing to the hours of midnight to 2 p.m. Though this can put a damper on those weekend evening floats, the fishing is still good within the guidelines, and with the right handling of fish you can do […]
6/21/2015 whats the happs
This is a great time to be on the water in the Missoula area, so get out there while you can. Fish can be found on the Blackfoot, the Bitterroot, and even right through town on the Clark Fork. Now that the salmonfly hatch has tapered off on Rock Creek and the Blackfoot, we’re seeing […]
June 14 Runoff Over??
Well clarity is improved a good bit the last few days. Closer to normal temps 70’s instead of 90’s and the fish are happy. Depending on where you go the fish have already seen a bunch of flies. Typically this time of year they aren’t seeing any. So trying a different pattern makes all the […]
June 13
Stand in the sun too long these days and you might just feel like you’re on fire. The good thing is, the fishing in western Montana is on fire as well if you hit it right. Its big bug time on the rivers, which can mean big eats or big strikeouts, and you never know […]
5/29/2015 D.Tucker Clear Creek Outfitters
This week has been good to the rivers in western Montana, with a smattering of rain and some dry days and nights that have not only helped the rivers drop into shape but have spurred on the hatches of the headliner bug of early summer: Pteronarcys Californica. Salmonflies. It’s been the buzz all week, though […]
