Missouri River Reports

Fishing below Holter Dam is good, but the wind has been pretty bad most days.  Nymph rigs with plenty of weight have been most effective when fished in deep, slow water.  Black midge larva and pink sowbugs have been working well.  When conditions are right there have been some fish rising to midge dries.  Slowly stripped streamers will also catch a

        Fishing has been excellent despite heavy winds blowing on most days.  Any day without much wind would be a great time to make the drive up to Craig.  The most popular stretch has been from the dam down to Wolf Creek Bridge since the water is warmer the closer to Holter Dam you go.  The

It’s been warm over on the Mo just like everywhere else, but also very windy just like everywhere else.  The forecast calls for more of the same into the New Year.  If you want to brave the wind you might do pretty well hucking streamers and indicator rigs.  Dry fly fishing probably won’t happen unless the wind miraculously

        The Missouri fishes well at this time of year if you can find a day without heavy wind.  Midges will be the only hatch to get fish rising during winter.  Streamer fishing has still been productive at times, but nymphing is going to be the most reliable way to catch fish now.  Scud, worms and

           Fishing continues to be very good on the Missouri.  Nymphing has been very reliable with mayfly nymphs, midges and worms.  Baetis hatches have been solid, so you can fish Baetis dries and emergers.  Swinging soft hackle to rising fish is also effective.  Streamer fishing has been steady to great depending on

Baetis, midges and streamers are the name of the game on the Missouri right now.  There are also October Caddis if you want a chance at something eating a big dry.  Nymphs are still plenty productive, especially below the damn, but you have other options.  Recent overcast weather has been great if the wind dies down.  That’s a big

         The Missouri continues to fish well.  Trico and terrestrial fishing will be giving way to fall Baetis hatches with the rainy, cool weather in the forecast.  Nymphing with small stuff is the best way to stay into fish, but dry fly action should heat up as the weather cools down.  Streamer fishing is decent

Everybody keeps bragging on the Mo.  It sounds like there are plenty of big fish to be nymphed up below the damn. But it’s been very crowded.  Fish the little nymphs for big fish.  There are still tricos and Baetis to get fish up, and you can catch plenty of fish on hoppers on the good days.  Cooler weather

We’re actually hearing some really good fishing reports from the Missouri.  Weeds are an issue but the trico fishing has been very solid and lasting later into the day because of the cooler weather.  The hopper bite has also been good, and some days stellar.  Nymphing is productive up by the damn if you can’t handle the thought

Fishing on the Mo has been a bit slow; this might be because the flows are finally kind of low.  It’s also getting pretty weedy, but you can catch a few nice fish if you’re not too greedy.  The fish will eat some trico’s early, later on in the day its hopper’s, surely.  If

The Missouri continues to fish well with the higher than normal flows for late summer.  Trico duns are catching some fish in the morning with trico spinners working later in morning.  Hoppers and ants have worked well depending on the day.  Nymphing is reliable with the usual mayfly nymphs, sowbugs and worms.

Trico’s are going on the Missouri now, but it isn’t like every fish in the river is destroying them.  You will find some picky fish up if you look and if you’re diligent you should catch some.  It’s a similar story with the hoppers.  If you try real hard you’ll probably catch

Dry fly fishing is really just getting going on the Mo.  Trico’s are starting in the early morning, but the fish really aren’t on them yet.  You can probably find a few fish up if you really look but it’s going to take some effort.  Later in the day you may find some fish up on

The Missouri is still around 6,000 cfs.  That’s a little high for some to wade but there are still plenty of people getting after it with out a boat.  Evening caddis is probably the best opportunity for wade fishers.  Overcast days may give up some PMD fishing.  We haven’t heard anything about trico’s yet.  The

Our guides are still doing great on the Mo.  Mid day nymphing has been good, especially with the little stuff like Little Green Machines and Micro May’s dropped below something a bit more substantial.  Evening dry fly fishing has gotten very good when the wind lies down.  Caddis are out in force.  Now that the river is down expect

Our guides just checked in with a positive report from the Mo.  The river has been dropping drastically and is now down around 7,000 cfs.  A lot of people are starting to wade fish above Craig, although the flow is still high enough to make certain runs tough to access.  Nymphing has still been good with crayfish patterns, Copper Zonkers, and then all

We’re still hearing great reports for nymph fishing on the Mo.  Normal bead head stuff, plus the crayfish flies we normally reserve for the Lower Madison.  Not much dry fly stuff except maybe in the evenings on caddis.  The river is still too high for wade fishing but it is slowly coming down.  Maybe we’ll be able

Flows have been dropping quickly on the MO which is making for some much easier nymphing than we've been seeing the last few weeks. Lots of yellow sallies, PMD's, and some caddis are around too which has been making for some dry fly opportunities in the evenings. Water conditions should only get better now as things begin to drop and stabilize.

The MO has been fishing ok, not as good as earlier this year but still as good as you’re likely to find right now. There’s about 2 feet of visibility coming out of Holter all the way through to Cascade. Heavy nymphing has been the best option, with worms, caddis pupa, and Sally nymphs. There are decent Pale Morning Dun, Yellow Sally,

It sounds like the Mo is starting to fish again.  Yes, it’s still over 20,000 cfs and off color, but the fish are eating.  Small bead heads, the usual junk flies, and crayfish are catching fish.  Like we said, the river is still super high so you better know what you’re doing if you’re going to float

Yesterday was tough on the Mo.  Are guides party caught fish, but they had to work for them.  The water was dirty coming out of the damn.  Evidently all the dirty water in the Missouri River system has funneled down to into Holter.  Oddly enough, a lot of the fish they caught were on little stuff and not all on worms

The Missouri is at over 20,000 cfs as I right this.  Having said that, it sounds like the fish are still eating worms and eggs if you fish a long enough leader and a whole lot of weight.  Plan on doing much longer floats and make sure who ever is rowing the boat knows what they’re doing.  We have guides on

They have been staging up flows on the MO over the past few days. It shouldn’t effect the fishing too much though. The fish may need a day or so to adjust but should begin feeding again quickly. Same old stuff is still working up there: worms, Ray Charles, Sowbugs, Scuds, and firebead junk.

Things up on the Missouri have gotten tougher the last day or so as the area has been getting heavy rains for a few days now. The water is in good shape about halfway between Craig and Wolf Creek, after that it is pretty much worm color or shot. So, plan on seeing some boats but the fishing has been steady in the upper reaches.

Believe it or not, it's been raining up here the last few days which has caused all of the tributaries to swell up. Little Prickly Pear and the Dearborn have both increased their sediment loads the last day or two. Things should settle in a day or two though if the nice weather holds out. The fishing continues to be very good up here

A world full of bad weather made it's way back into out area today...once again. Windy as hell and rainy too, but there are fish to be caught and that seems to make it worth the effort. Flies in the upper portions that are really getting them are nondescript sow bugs with a midge or small mayfly dropper fished with a couple split

The flows at Holter have come down slightly in the last 24 hours to around 14000. The river has been fishing very well over the last week just so long as you're not on it during  a flow increase. When that happens, it still fishes but there is usually a lull for an hour or two as the fish adjust to the increase in volume.

Flows came up slightly today, which coupled with some nicer weather seemed to make for a little more difficult fishing. We're talking relative terms here so anywhere else and it would have been a helluva day. The river is really blown below Mid Canon but is pretty clear with the exception of the first mile or so on the left side of the river

Flows dropped down to 13500 over the last 24 hours which will make for a little easier fishing so long as they keep the flows stable for awhile. The river has been fishing very well the last few days and little Prickly Pear i snot influencing the upper river as much as it had been but we're supposed to get more rain so who knows. Regardless,

It's raining again up in Craig and the river is shot down below the Dearborn which is causing some boat congestion on the upper floats at times. Flows have been hovering around15000 cfs for the last few days and the fish have been eating well enough. Finding the right water which hasn't been worked over by 10 boats ahead of you is teh key

It's been raining up here for a little over 24 hours now which has caused the tributaries to really come up. The river is too dirty to fish down past Mid-Canon (which is closed anyway) to fish so boat traffic is all up between the dam and the Dearborn. The fish are starting to seem to be a little wary of the worm and firebead

The flows have been dancing around 15000 cfs the last few days so things are somewhat stable for the time being. Getting more fish on worms since the bump up late last week, but smaller nymphs and sowbug patterns have been doing well in the Holter Dam-Craig stretch. Longer leaders in the 12' range make a big difference in catch rates now as does getting the weight

Flows out of Holter have stabilized around 15000 cfs now which should make for some interesting conditions. Friday was the first day that we really felt like we needed to fish longer leaders and ended up fishing rigs that were about 12' from the indicator to the first fly. Along with the longer leader comes the need for more weight as well so 2 BB's or an

Flows came up yesterday and seem to have stabilized around 14600 cfs today. The river is still fishing well and has cleaned up quite a bit throughout the entire Holter stretch. We've been getting fish all the way down to Cascade this week and boats have been starting to spread out. The flows are officially high now so wading is virtually impossible and long drifts

Flows came up a bit today and are expected to do so again tomorrow. The flow increases seem to be having less and less of an impact on the fishing now, especially once you get a little ways below the dam. Prickly Pear and the Dearborn are still pushing dirty water into the river but it blends in pretty quickly  and the entire river

The river continues to fish well in high flows with a variety of nymphs. We're still finding most of the fish in the same type of water (softer than the majority of the river) but are starting to pick up some fish in the dater parts of the runs as well. Water clarity is fine throughout but best in the Dam-Craig section. The middle

After a couple tougher days mid-week, the river really came back on yesterday and fished very well subsurface. Right now it has a lot to do with the flows coming out of Holter - steady flows and the fish eat but if the flows go up and down several times...then it takes the fish a little while to redistribute and get back into feeding

Flows have been coming up quite regularly which had made for less consistent fishing yesterday. Fish are eating well so long as you can find the water they are in and get the flies to them. Look for slow, deep water next to heavy current and vary your weight. We've been fishing 9' leaders with either an AB or AB+BB split shot  configuration

There's a little more water coming out of Holter now but not enough to really change the fishing up at this point. Mostly heavy nymphing right now with the odd streamer grad and rising fish here and there. The Dearborn and Prickly Pear are both on their way up as well but the river is in fishable condition the whole way at this point.

Flows have bee stable fro a few days at around 8100 cfs coming out of the dam so it seems like the fish are settling into some steady holding water. Look for inside bends and drop offs and fish plenty of weight. Prickly Pear and the Dearborn are both coming up and getting dirty but the main river should stay fine given the high volume of

We've been fishing around Craig the last few days and enjoying the high water from the boat. Wade fisherman will have a tough time getting around right now and should be very careful if getitng very adventurous. Not much on the surface but there are a ton of midges and BWO's out and the odd fish can be found rising in eddies and

Still mostly nymphing on the Mo.  Worms, eggs, and scuds have been working to the shock of everyone.  Firebead patterns continue to gain a stronger following, both on the Mo and other area rivers.  Some midges have fish up and some fish are being caught on streamers.  Hopefully there will be some Baetis fishing before runoff. The Mo should be right

The MO has been fishing great lately. Typical stuff for this time of year: scuds, sowbugs, eggs, worms, and the occasional crawfish. The fish are becoming very active and are feeding readily. We’ve heard the river below Hauser is full of fish and fisherman, even during the week. The river flows are above average for this time of year, but that’s

Lots of people are heading to fish the river below Hauser.  Most fish are being taken on Catskill dry flies tied to 6x tippet.  Yeah, right.  People are fishing worms (both real and artificial), eggs (same story), and maybe some smaller bead heads (to the best of our knowledge none of the bait guys are sliding real midge pupa on to a

I fished below Toston on Tuesday (March 22nd). There had been some reports that it was muddy over there but there was two feet visibility and the water was green not muddy. Caught one and had a few more tugs on streamers. During the sporadic snow flurries there was a few fish up on midges. There was also fish rising above the dam. It&rsquo

There are midges hatching but only small fish and even then not many rising to them. Nymphing is probably the best way to go right now. Typical MO fare eggs, worms, Ray Charles, scuds, and sowbugs. You could also throw small midge and small beadheads. The Rainbows should start making their spawning move soon and therefore should be getting very territorial, so throwing some big

The Mo has been fishing well.  Most fish have been caught on nymphs like Soft Hackle scuds and the like, mostly in pink.  Worms, eggs, and midge pupa are also catching some fish.  If conditions are good (not windy), you may see some heads poking up through the film.  A midge pupa behind a dry can work wonders when the fish