Box 7477
Fort Smith, Montana 59035
Phone: (406) 666-2375
LAST UPDATED
03/03/2018
CURRENT REPORT
Water flows are at 4,500 cfs and the water temperature is 39 degrees. The water clarity is perfect and the fishing is fair to good. Throw full sinking lines if you’re a streamer fisherman. A light fly/dark fly combination (yes, a two-fly rig) works well. Fish are eating sowbugs, scuds, Baetis nymph patterns, midge pupa, and aquatic worms. There are some midges around if the wind stays down.
WEATHER REPORT
HATCH INFO
Midges.
ONE-WEEK FORECAST
Same
RIVER FLOWS
4,500 cfs
USGS Current Conditions
WATER TEMPERATURE
39 degrees at 3-Mile.
HOT FLY PATTERNS
NYMPHS
#14,#16 Ray Charles (grey or tan), #18 Tung Teaser; #16 Pink Scud; #16 Orange Scud
DRY FLIES
#20 Sipper Midge, #20 Student
STREAMERS
#4 Cream Wooley Bugger; #4 Dirty Hippy (cream); #6 Thin Mint Wooley Bugger (Hale's favorite); #4 Grey Zonker; #4,6 Bighorn Wooley Bugger (brown & yellow)
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