Fall Fishing is here
It is hard to believe but September is almost upon us and that means that we will begin to see some changes in weather and the fishing that is available in SW Montana.
Currently the weather is very warm and we are still experiencing summer fishing conditions.
The Beaverhead is at a nice level and providing good nymph fishing in the mornings with hopper fishing in the afternoon.
The Big Hole is floatable with rafts but if you have a hard boat be sure to choose a section of the river with very few braids that will make navigation difficult. The fishing on the Big Hole is especially good when we have some high cloud cover. Otherwise we recommend that you leave fairly early in the morning and expect fishing to drop off by about 3:00pm. Fish tricos in the morning, attractors and hoppers in the afternoon and when fishing on top slows down use a nymph rig with bead head nymphs and no weight on the leader.
The Madison is typical August Madison fishing. If you fish deep with nymphs you will find better sized fish. Fishing on top will produce fish but you will move a lot of small fish with the occasional larger trout. Fish deep with your favorite bead head nymphs or try a sculpin pattern dead drifted with an indicator. On the surface try hoppers or attractors.
The Ruby for the wade fisherman is a good choice. Fish above the reservoir near the Cottonwood camp with small attractors and enjoyable pocket water fishing. Below Ruby Reservoir fish hoppers and expect to see some larger trout.
We always mention Clark Canyon Reservoir as a choice for anglers looking to hook fish over 20" and sometimes up to 24" or 25".
Good Luck!
Currently the weather is very warm and we are still experiencing summer fishing conditions.
The Beaverhead is at a nice level and providing good nymph fishing in the mornings with hopper fishing in the afternoon.
The Big Hole is floatable with rafts but if you have a hard boat be sure to choose a section of the river with very few braids that will make navigation difficult. The fishing on the Big Hole is especially good when we have some high cloud cover. Otherwise we recommend that you leave fairly early in the morning and expect fishing to drop off by about 3:00pm. Fish tricos in the morning, attractors and hoppers in the afternoon and when fishing on top slows down use a nymph rig with bead head nymphs and no weight on the leader.
The Madison is typical August Madison fishing. If you fish deep with nymphs you will find better sized fish. Fishing on top will produce fish but you will move a lot of small fish with the occasional larger trout. Fish deep with your favorite bead head nymphs or try a sculpin pattern dead drifted with an indicator. On the surface try hoppers or attractors.
The Ruby for the wade fisherman is a good choice. Fish above the reservoir near the Cottonwood camp with small attractors and enjoyable pocket water fishing. Below Ruby Reservoir fish hoppers and expect to see some larger trout.
We always mention Clark Canyon Reservoir as a choice for anglers looking to hook fish over 20" and sometimes up to 24" or 25".
Good Luck!
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