07-13-2004, 12:51 PM
Big Hole River - July 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
The Flows at Melrose Montana are 809 C.F.S. The river has dropped quite a bit over the past few days and the fishing should be picking up. Over the past couple of weeks there has been a good bit of rain in the Bighole Valley and the river remained fishable but it was on the rise. Flows as of this time last week were around 1400 C.F.S. and the fishing was pretty slow. There was good hatch activity with a mix of PMD's, Caddis and Yellow Sallies in the morning with caddis activity in the evening as well. We fished the river on Thursday and it was very slow. We did manage to rangle a few fish on dries, a few on droppers and some on Streamers fished on a very slow retrieve. All in all the fishing was fair at best. Our last trip went out on the river on Wednesday July 7th and they experienced some of the same fishing. Since then the river has dropped and I would not hesitate to head to the Bighole. It should catch fire with the dropping flows. If you are heading over to the river with any out of state guest be sure and check the regulations because there are some very poor regulations that limit non resident anglers from floating on certain sections over the weekend!!!!
Fly Pattern Suggestions :Yellow Stimulator #8-12, Madam X #8-10, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Slick Water Caddis #12-14 Parachute Caddis #12-14, BH Mangy Caddis #14-16, Black Lite Brite Caddis #12-14, Hot wire Caddis #12-14, BH Prince #8-12
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FISHING: Fair
The Flows at Melrose Montana are 809 C.F.S. The river has dropped quite a bit over the past few days and the fishing should be picking up. Over the past couple of weeks there has been a good bit of rain in the Bighole Valley and the river remained fishable but it was on the rise. Flows as of this time last week were around 1400 C.F.S. and the fishing was pretty slow. There was good hatch activity with a mix of PMD's, Caddis and Yellow Sallies in the morning with caddis activity in the evening as well. We fished the river on Thursday and it was very slow. We did manage to rangle a few fish on dries, a few on droppers and some on Streamers fished on a very slow retrieve. All in all the fishing was fair at best. Our last trip went out on the river on Wednesday July 7th and they experienced some of the same fishing. Since then the river has dropped and I would not hesitate to head to the Bighole. It should catch fire with the dropping flows. If you are heading over to the river with any out of state guest be sure and check the regulations because there are some very poor regulations that limit non resident anglers from floating on certain sections over the weekend!!!!
Fly Pattern Suggestions :Yellow Stimulator #8-12, Madam X #8-10, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Slick Water Caddis #12-14 Parachute Caddis #12-14, BH Mangy Caddis #14-16, Black Lite Brite Caddis #12-14, Hot wire Caddis #12-14, BH Prince #8-12