Fall Has Arrived in SW Montana
The mornings are cool and crisp and the afternoons quite warm and pleasant. Fall is in the mountains of SW Montana and Anglers should get out and enjoy the few really fabulous days we have left before winter arrives. The fishing is good and should remain so for the next six weeks.
This fall we have more options than we have experienced in about 8 years.
The Jefferson is fishable and the populations of trout up quite a bit from the drought years of 2000-2007. We still like to have cloudy overcast weather to maximize the Jefferson's potential but you may actually find a few fish still feeding on hoppers on the Jeff. but if it is slow on top fish nymphs deep.
The Beaverhead which has been very low and unfloatable the last few falls is going to run about 450 cfs this fall which means we will enjoy great fishing through the remainder of the season. Think about fishing Crane fly patterns off the banks with a skittering motion or hoppers in along the willows in the afternoon.
The Madison both above and below Ennis fishes well in the fall. The big fish that typically seem to disappear in August, resurface in September and you should have steady fishing on nymphs and streamers.
The Big Hole is lower and must be floated with a raft rather than a hard boat but the fishing is quite good. Nymphs in the mornings with some trico action on top. In the afternoon you can fish attractor dries and hoppers on the lower river.
Clark Canyon Reservoir is red hot again. Strip small leech patterns or streamers you favor.
The Ruby still produces dry fly fishing on hoppers in the afternoons. Nymphs and streamers in the mornings are the answer on the Ruby.
Enjoy these soft,quiet days on the waters of SW Montana. They will not be here long enough!
This fall we have more options than we have experienced in about 8 years.
The Jefferson is fishable and the populations of trout up quite a bit from the drought years of 2000-2007. We still like to have cloudy overcast weather to maximize the Jefferson's potential but you may actually find a few fish still feeding on hoppers on the Jeff. but if it is slow on top fish nymphs deep.
The Beaverhead which has been very low and unfloatable the last few falls is going to run about 450 cfs this fall which means we will enjoy great fishing through the remainder of the season. Think about fishing Crane fly patterns off the banks with a skittering motion or hoppers in along the willows in the afternoon.
The Madison both above and below Ennis fishes well in the fall. The big fish that typically seem to disappear in August, resurface in September and you should have steady fishing on nymphs and streamers.
The Big Hole is lower and must be floated with a raft rather than a hard boat but the fishing is quite good. Nymphs in the mornings with some trico action on top. In the afternoon you can fish attractor dries and hoppers on the lower river.
Clark Canyon Reservoir is red hot again. Strip small leech patterns or streamers you favor.
The Ruby still produces dry fly fishing on hoppers in the afternoons. Nymphs and streamers in the mornings are the answer on the Ruby.
Enjoy these soft,quiet days on the waters of SW Montana. They will not be here long enough!
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