Flow increasing today to 6500cfs. Weather cooperating this tail end of the week with wind free days yesterday and today. Water flows increasing, temperature decreasing, rain developing on Monday and Tuesday. PMD’s waxing. Caddis waxing. BWO’s waning. Midge holding steady.…

Monday June 10th Missouri River Fishing Report All good here on the Mo. The Mo is at the peak of traffic as we head into the middle June weeks. Weekends of course very busy. Friday is the new Saturday. Saturday…

Looking pretty good out there. Both the Missouri River below Holter Dam and out local tributary Dearborn River both in great shape for late May and June ahead. Missouri River below Holter Dam currently falling at 5680 cfs. Looks like…

Took the week off from writing. Last week. This week back. A good mental break. Fished the Dearborn twice, and the Mo twice. Variable. Unstable. Hit and miss. Those are all words used to describe the past week of fishing.…

Rain the past couple days. Over 2″ fell on the region. Prickly Pear and Dearborn rivers peaked yesterday. Now will follow a long slow fall the next week. Some dirt in the water below both. Impacting the fishing? Nope. A…

Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report 4.22.24 Montana’s Missouri River Pretty killer out there on the river right now. Flows are good, temps are good, fishing is good. Water Temps: 44F. Rising. Water Flows: 3560cfs. Stable. Nymphers: Lots up at the…

Missouri River Water Advisory Board Meeting Update 2024 Attended the Annual Meeting with above title Monday April 8th. Always informative the 5 member speaking group presented the current upper river/lake report for fish including perch, walleye, and rainbow populations, DEQ…

Hump Day Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River Water temps are currently 35.5F. Water flows are currently 3970cfs, just shy of 4K. This author believes the flows are lower than the USGS gauge is reading. Current basin percentages are at about…

February 22 Missouri River Fishing Report All good in this river neighborhood. Water temps above 34F Water levels below 4K. Barely. Swing bite is good. Mostly deep but a few fish found on secondary ledges/drops int eh pm. Olive and…

Spring, Summer, and Fall Foreshadowing? True? Could be. Does Mother Nature have a hand in how the season shakes out? Certainly. The only way you can improve your season is by handling a fly rod more often than you did…

Monday. Almost all, is well. Been a week since we last spoke. A great week for this author as rarely does a day go by without something on this page from the head of SOL. And a week without thinking…

Holiday Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River Been decent fishing on the river here this holiday period. Water temps are cold. 36F. Water flows are winter-like. Currently 3990cfs. The DNRC claimed a water increase this week, but just like any gov’t…

Tuesday Morning Fishing Report 11.28.23 Water temps continue to fall. Fishing stays strong. 41.5F Flows are hiccuping around at 4360cfs. Nymphing is great. It will become not quite as exciting as the water temps fall. Zebra’s and sows galore. Dry…

Turkey Week Fishing Report Water temps 44.5F Flows below Holter Dam about 4K. Pressure: Waning daily as the days pass us by in November. Guide trips out today, later this week. Guide trips available 364 days a year. Bugs: Fewer…

Water Levels Return to Seasonal Norms 4100 cfs. Normal for this period. We like it. Snow on the way. Enjoy your weekend. Wrap up the outdoor stuff here locally. Get out your wool socks and long johns. See you stalking…

Monday Fishing Report straight outta HHFS Looking good for the middle of the week in the fishy weather category. The next few days could be jewels. A couple of the days in each of the last couple weeks have provided…

Thursday Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River Flows headed to 3300cfs Saturday am. Currently 3990cfs. Water temps crashing and below 58F, currently. Nymphing very good. Variations of BWO nymphs, midge nymphs, bugger nymphs. Many already short, with the water dropping, most…

September Morn-ing Finishing up the month. September. Headed into one of our favorite months, October. But before we leave this preliminary fall month let’s talk a bit about the nymph bite. Deep vs. Shallow Many beginning the day fishing deep.…

Autumnal Equinox, Fishing Report, and the love of Rain! Fall has arrived. Yesterday we received about a half inch and today more, even more rain. Thursday a high of 48F and rain.Today more of the same. Highs and lows are…