Big Hole River
Bighorn River
Bitterroot River
Bitterroot River, East Fork
Bitterroot River, West Fork
Blackfoot River
Lower Clark Fork River
Clark Fork River
Middle Fork Flathead River
North Fork Flathead River
Flint Creek
Gallatin River
Georgetown Lake
Kootenai River
Madison River, Between Quake Lake and Ennis
Madison River, Below Ennis Lake
Rock Creek
Yellowstone River
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Water flow: 4260 (normally 4800)
Visibility: 50 inches
Water temperature at mid-day: 34 Degrees F
Water condition: Clear
Best time of day to fish: Late Morning thru Evening
Best stretch: Craig-Mid
Best access point: Holter Dam, Wolf Creek Bridge, Craig, Dearborn
Fly fishing hatches in order of importance:
Midges
Fish species: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Whitefish
Fishing season: Winter
Nearest airport: Helena, Great Falls
Recommended fly fishing leader: 9 Foot Leader
Recommended fly fishing tippet: 4X Tippet
Best fly fishing rod: 9' 5 Weight Fly Rod
Best floating fly line: WF Trout Fly Line
Best sinking fly line: Clear Sink Tip Fly Line
One of the largest and most easily accessed rivers in Montana is the Missouri River. The mighty MO' is certainly a trout factory! Three reservoirs in a row make this tailwater fishery have a constant water flow and stable temperatures from day to day. Amazingly fertile, with prolific hatches of mayflies, caddis, and midges, the Missouri is a 365 day river. You'll see fish rising just about every day of the ...
The classic double Nymph set up is the way to catch the most fish on the MO at this time of year but it's not the only way. We LOVE swinging streamers on our two-handed rods! (You can do the same with a single-handed rod as well if you haven't stepped up on bought a Switch or Trout Spey set up yet. -FYI- we can get you set up well for this fun way to fly fish!) When the wind is calm in the afternoon we can get into some pretty good dry fly fishing with Midges.
This upcoming weekend (25th-27th) look pretty good in terms of temps - calling for 40-43F. That's great stuff for January! Then back into winter weather for the upcoming week. Go check out our sale items in our Helena store or online at crosscurrents.com Sign up for on of our Fly Tying Classes this Winter in our Helena shop. Call or stop by our Downtown Helena Store for more info or to put your name down for a class! Open Tying every Saturday in our downtown Helena shop! Come on down, bring a vise (or demo a new one) and hang out, shoot the breeze, twist up a few flies -we'll show you some cool patterns, drink some delicious Firetower Coffee Roasters coffee and snack on sweet treats that Larry "The Urban Legend" provides! It's a good time!
