07-28-2004, 04:31 PM
Blackfoot River - July 24th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
River Levels [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/current?type=dailystagedischarge&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=Blackfoot+River"]click here[/url]]
Blackfoot River Montana FWP Online Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/report.aspx?llid=1138907468712&begmeas=0&endmeas=127.319000244141"]click here[/url]]
North Fork Blackfoot River Montana FWP Online Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/report.aspx?llid=1131290469848&begmeas=0&endmeas=38.4850006103516"]click here[/url]]
REPORTS: The water up here has cooled considerably in the past few days with the colder nights. Large attractor dries will keep you hooked up on lots of little fish at this point with a few fatties scattered throughout the day. Your best shot at the big boys is subsurface with deep nymphs or streamers. Overall, The Blackfoot is fishing pretty well right now. You'll do best, for sure, from about dawn until around noon or 1 p.m.
HATCHES: Caddis, golden stones, PMDs, terrestrials.
FLIES: Golden stones (both giant and yellow sallie), button emerger and cripple mayfly patterns, #12 or 14 royal Wulffs, deep and slow tandem nymph rigs, brown, olive or black streamers in the clouds, brighter colors like peach and yellow in the sun. Big fuzzy junk that you can strip across the surface for fluttering caddis.
WEATHER: TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 89 TO 94 TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LOWS 51 TO 56 SUNDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 91 TO 96. SUNDAY NIGHT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 54 TO 59. MONDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 82 TO 87. MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 49 TO 54... HIGHS 78 TO 83. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 78 TO 83. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 80 TO 85. FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 82 TO 87
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This is a great river for beginners right now since there are LOTS of fish (small ones for the most part) that're willing to come up and eat big dries even if they're dragging.
supplied by: [url "http://www.fisheyesoup.com/redir.php?recKey=78,re"]The Kingfisher[/url]
FISHING: Good
River Levels [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/current?type=dailystagedischarge&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=Blackfoot+River"]click here[/url]]
Blackfoot River Montana FWP Online Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/report.aspx?llid=1138907468712&begmeas=0&endmeas=127.319000244141"]click here[/url]]
North Fork Blackfoot River Montana FWP Online Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/report.aspx?llid=1131290469848&begmeas=0&endmeas=38.4850006103516"]click here[/url]]
REPORTS: The water up here has cooled considerably in the past few days with the colder nights. Large attractor dries will keep you hooked up on lots of little fish at this point with a few fatties scattered throughout the day. Your best shot at the big boys is subsurface with deep nymphs or streamers. Overall, The Blackfoot is fishing pretty well right now. You'll do best, for sure, from about dawn until around noon or 1 p.m.
HATCHES: Caddis, golden stones, PMDs, terrestrials.
FLIES: Golden stones (both giant and yellow sallie), button emerger and cripple mayfly patterns, #12 or 14 royal Wulffs, deep and slow tandem nymph rigs, brown, olive or black streamers in the clouds, brighter colors like peach and yellow in the sun. Big fuzzy junk that you can strip across the surface for fluttering caddis.
WEATHER: TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 89 TO 94 TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LOWS 51 TO 56 SUNDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 91 TO 96. SUNDAY NIGHT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 54 TO 59. MONDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 82 TO 87. MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 49 TO 54... HIGHS 78 TO 83. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 78 TO 83. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 80 TO 85. FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 82 TO 87
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This is a great river for beginners right now since there are LOTS of fish (small ones for the most part) that're willing to come up and eat big dries even if they're dragging.