Blackfoot River:
Still fishing good with decent dry fly action. Hopper dropper rigs are
working well with big peach and pink foam bugs getting some attention.
Deep droppers will help keep you bent. Look for the green troughs and
mid river holding water for fish. First and last lite will have some
bigger fish around willing to eat the big dry. Nymphing with small g-bugs
and bh attractors in smaller sizes will get fish if the dry dropper
rig is'nt fast enough for you. Look out for the tube
hatch on the lower river. Get out early and pick the right float to
stay ahead of all the beer cans / rec floaters.
Fly Patterns: Morrish Hoppers, Pink chubbies, smaller natural
streamers, smaller golden stome nymphs, SJ worms, beadhead attractors,
sallie nymphs, p-tails, caddis poopa, sj worms, foam golden stone variations,
little sally dries, large cripples, pmd cripples, para caddis, purple
c-duns, haze chutes, micro stone nymphs.
Lower Clark Fork River: Hoppers are out and getting chugged.
Get out there early or stay til dark to beat the heat and take advantage
of the best dry fly fishing. A hopper and a deep dropper should be all
you need. If it slows down, run a bobber rig a little deeper in some
of the deeper boulder gardens, eddy lines, and mid river riffles to
pick up fish. Sippers will eat a pmd cripple or spinner and late night
fish like caddis.
Fly Patterns: Morrish Hoppers, Pink chubbies, foam
golden stone variations, little sally dries, large cripples, pmd cripples,
para caddis, purple c-duns, haze chutes, rubber legs, db stones, rubber
legs, Micro stomes, sj worms, attractor beadheads, buggers, smaller
flashy nymphs in the pmd / yellow sallie variety, caddis pupas
Flathead River: Plenty of dry fly eats on the Flathead. Lots
of dinks out with some decent fish if you are stroking the sweet spots.
They have been getting some pressure so the nice fish are looking for
a good drift and they are'nt coming back if you miss. A variety of attractor
dries will work. The hoppers are still only about a half inch long but
the fish are eating them. A variety of bh attractors fished 2-3 feet
under the dry will help pick up fish too.
Fly Patterns: Morrish Hoppers, Pink chubbies, foam
golden stone variations, little sally dries, large cripples, pmd cripples,
para caddis, purple c-duns, haze chutes Flexi
girdle bugs, epoxy rubberlegs, 20 inchers, lightning stones, attractor
beadheads, buggers, flash fry, bellyache minnows, skittish smolt, and
the worm
Swan River: Decent dry fly reports from the Swan. Foam attractors
in various colors will work. Last light is a good time to be out. Get
out and explore some of the side channels that are'nt getting hit. Streamers
and nymphs will continue to produce as well.
Fly Patterns:Morrish Hoppers, Pink
chubbies, anything faom with legs, large
attractor dry flies, Flexi girdle bugs, epoxy rubberlegs, 20 inchers,
lightning stones, attractor beadheads, buggers, flash fry, bellyache
minnows, skittish smolt, and the worm