We’ve celebrated our Montana Independence this week on the water with Fun, Sun, Bugs, and of course our Wild Trout. The weather this week was just perfect not too hot, cooler in the evenings and the hatches have just been epic!
Streamflows this week started at 1,160cfs @ Kirby and 1,650cfs @ Cameron and lowering to 1,100cfs @ Kirby and 1,430cfs @ Cameron by the end of the week. Temperatures have been fluctuating from 65 degrees at the peak of the day and dropping to 55 degrees at night. Later in the week afternoon and evening temperatures were much warmer and the start of the next week will be warmer again.
The Catch this week has been primarily on the Nymphs, however, the Dry or Die have been rewarded plenty! The hatches are moving up the River, by the end of the week Salmon Flies have been spotted starting between the lakes. The Caddis and PMD hatch has been going strong throughout the upper River. Even though the hatch may have moved on from the area you are fishing for the day it’s worth it to throw on a Salmon Fly or Goldenstone as the fish eat them a week before the hatch and a week after.
As always, the pictures tell the best story. Here at Beartooth Flyfishing we are open Everyday 7 AM to 6 PM, stop on by for the day-to-day report and of course the best free coffee in the Valley.
Dries: Delektable Mega2Tone Chubbyness UV Goldrush, Royal or UV Salmon Fly #6-#12; Delektable Chubbyness UV Purple, Olive Brown, Royal, or Rootbeer #10-#16; Super Chernobyl Brown #12; Dornan’s Water Walker Peanut #10-#12; Morrish’s Fluttering Stone Salmon Fly #6; Delektable Secret Stone UV Orange, UV Salmon Fly, UV Goldenstone or Royal #6-#10; Juicy Stone Salmon Fly #6; Delektable 2Tone Chubbyness UV Goldrush or Royal #10-#14; Delektable Twisted Sister Orange/Brown #4-#8; Delektable Twisted Baby Yellow with Red Butt or Brown #12-#16; Cornfed Caddis CDC Olive or Tan #16; Elk Hair Caddis Tan or Olive #14-#16; Delektable CDC Elk Hair Caddis Tan, Holo Olive or Purple #14-#16; Bloom’s Parachute Caddis Tan #14; Delektable Halo Royal or Tan #14-#16; Adams Split Winged Parachute #14-#16; Hi-Vis Rusty Spinner #14-#16; PMD Spinner #16; Guide Winna Spinner #14-#16; Carlson’s Purple Craze #12-#16; Lil’ Hotties #14-#16; Delektable Sparkle Bug Olive and Tan #16.
Nymphs: Formerly Known as Prince #14-#16; Psycho Prince Purple, Caddis Green or Yellow #12-#16; Lemon Drop #14-#16; Delektable Lil’ Spanker PT, Silver, Red, Blue or Gold #14-#18; Geppert’s Gold Lightning Bug #18; Tungsten BH Electric Caddis #14-#16; BH Shop Vac Olive or Brown #14-#16; Tungsten BH Jiggy Frenchie #14-#18; Jig Baby Sally #14-#16; Delektable Hammerhead Jig Hook GTBH Hare’s Ear, Holo Green or Prince #16-#18; Pat’s Rubberlegs Black/Brown or Black #8-#12; Delektable Jig Hook Tungsten Spanker Miller Time, Holo Pink, Holo Olive or PT #14-#18; Split Back PMD #16-#18; Delektable Prince Brandon #8-#16; BH Lightning Bug Gold, Silver or Pearl #14-#16; Tungsten Split Case PMD #16; BH Tungsten Jig FB Pheasant Tail #14-#18; Tung Drop Yellow Sally #14-#16; Delektable Kaboom Stone #6-#10; Geppert’s Skinny Dip Brown, Black or Pearl #14-#18; Guide’s Choice Hare’s Ear #14-#16; Delektable Sure Strike TCBH Yellow/Peacock or Sally #12-#16; Napoleon Jig #16; Delektable Rootbeer Float Yellow #16.
Streamers: Delektable Screamer Single Olive/White, Black/Olive, Yellow, Olive/Yellow #6; Zonker Dark Olive or Natural #6; Shiela Sculpin #4; Sculpzilla Olive/White #8; JR’s Conehead Streamer #6; McCune’s Sculpin Olive #8; Mini-Loop Sculpin Olive #6; Fish Whacker Mini Olive #6; Delektable Screamer Double Olive/White or Black/Olive Gold #6; Coffey’s CH Sparkle Minnow Sculpin or Smoke #6.
