River Report

July 18-26, 2010

 

River Discharge: 7,000 cubic feet per second. Flows will be lowered to 7 kcfs through the end of August.

River Temperature: 53 degrees

River Condition: 12+ ft visibility,

Hatches: Pmd's and Tan caddis dominate the evening rise. ( happy hour) Some hopper activity

Effective Patterns: Kootenai caddis and all pmd patterns, midges and bwo, blue quills, parachute adams, Purple haze, wooly buggers and kokanee patterns,

Guide Report: 31 boated fish on Monday July 12 on nymphs and dries!

Other Information: For disharge information at Libby Dam call: (406) 293-3421. For an up to the moment fishing report and 2010 season guide service bookings call (406) 293-7578; on the web at montana-flyfishing.com