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Flathead River Fishing Report 3-25-23

Flathead River Fishing Report 3-25-23

Big River Fishing Report March 23, CFS 3700 @ Columbia Falls, water temps hovering around 40 degrees. The sunny days have been more productive due to the warmer water temperatures bringing the bugs. Midges and small black winter stones are out in decent numbers. They can be seen crawling on […]

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Fishing the Flathead Valley and Montana 2022.

Fishing the Flathead Valley and Montana 2022.

nglers on our home waters in the Flathead Valley were treated to prolific hatches and a river that changed its look after an above average high water season. The folks we guided on the Missouri River were treated to some of the best dry fly fishing that we have seen in the past several years and on our smaller waters, anglers were treated to above average trout willing to eat a well placed hopper. This article is a review of fishing in the Flathead Valley and Montana in 2022.

The All-Mighty Reach Cast

The All-Mighty Reach Cast

Here is a informative and entertaining video to up your dry fly fishing game. From the folks at Scumliner Media and Head Hunters Fly shop. Enjoy.

Fishing report 6-5-20

Fishing report 6-5-20

Its been a hot one out there this week. We are loosing our snow pack quick but with this warm weather bugs are hatching, cutthroat are spawning, and people are getting out and enjoying our public waterways. What a great time to be in Montana.  Big water: The color of […]

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Fishing Report 4/27/2020

Fishing Report 4/27/2020

How high is the water Momma? -Johnny Cash Big water: The big water is quite large and getting bigger by the day. Its “High Water” season in the Flathead Valley. Small Water: Small water is no longer a good descriptions of our creeks and small rivers. Everything flowing is big […]

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Fishing Report 4-20-20

Fishing Report 4-20-20

With all that is going on in the world this week, there are plenty of things that can bum you out. Fishing in the Flathead valley is not one of them.  Big water: The big water is starting to get bigger. With a string of nice weather and a substantial […]

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The Jig

The Jig

A little story. Lately I have been tying the majority of my nymphs using a jig hook. Yep, I jumped on that “Euro Style” bandwagon like the rest of all those flat brimmers. The damn things work pretty well and to be totally honest, I have been using jig hooks […]

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Fishing Report 3-30-20

Fishing Report 3-30-20

This week has been interesting, huh? I won’t dive into the obvious but what I will tell you is what I and some fishy friends from around the Flathead Valley have observed on our local waterways this week. Big Water: The Flathead River system is fishing pretty similar to the […]

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