08-11-2004, 02:12 PM
Bitterroot River - August 10th, 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=Bitterroot+River"]click here[/url]]
Bitterroot River Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/report.aspx?llid=1141176468612&begmeas=0&endmeas=84.2779998779297"]click here[/url]]
West Fork Bitterroot Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/report.aspx?llid=1141267459398&begmeas=0&endmeas=42.326000213623"]click here[/url]]
REPORTS: Early morning has been the key on the lower river the past week and should continue to be the key this week. Tricos are the main attraction and with their early morning spinner falls you can be off the water by the time it warms up in the early afternoon. The upper river is still the best cool water option locally, and is seeing very good topwater action with big flies right at daybreak. A hopper will keep it interesting from the minute you hit the water right up until the trout begin focusing on the tricos.
HATCHES: Midges, caddis, yellow sallies, giant goldens, PMDs,terrestrials.
FLIES: Golden stones of several varities such as Rogue, parachute madam Xs, or bulletheads. Parachute adams are always a good standby on this river in sizes 12 to 18. There will be lots of PMDs now, so have appropriately sized comparaduns, thorax ties, button emergers, etc... Have some Goddard and elk hair caddis for the evening hatch. Keep some smaller green and red bodied nymphs such as brassies if the fish won't play on top.
WEATHER: TODAY...SUNNY... HIGHS 80 TO 85 TONIGHT...CLEAR... LOWS 48 TO 53 TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...CLEAR... HIGHS 82 TO 88... LOWS 47 TO 52 THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...CLEAR... HIGHS 85 TO 92... LOWS 47 TO 52 SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LOWS 48 TO 53 SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 85 TO 90
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The difference between the upper sections of the 'root and down low near Missoula is night and day temperature wise. The lower river near Lolo and Missoula is warming up to a much greater degree by the end of the day.
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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=Bitterroot+River"]click here[/url]]
Bitterroot River Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/report.aspx?llid=1141176468612&begmeas=0&endmeas=84.2779998779297"]click here[/url]]
West Fork Bitterroot Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/report.aspx?llid=1141267459398&begmeas=0&endmeas=42.326000213623"]click here[/url]]
REPORTS: Early morning has been the key on the lower river the past week and should continue to be the key this week. Tricos are the main attraction and with their early morning spinner falls you can be off the water by the time it warms up in the early afternoon. The upper river is still the best cool water option locally, and is seeing very good topwater action with big flies right at daybreak. A hopper will keep it interesting from the minute you hit the water right up until the trout begin focusing on the tricos.
HATCHES: Midges, caddis, yellow sallies, giant goldens, PMDs,terrestrials.
FLIES: Golden stones of several varities such as Rogue, parachute madam Xs, or bulletheads. Parachute adams are always a good standby on this river in sizes 12 to 18. There will be lots of PMDs now, so have appropriately sized comparaduns, thorax ties, button emergers, etc... Have some Goddard and elk hair caddis for the evening hatch. Keep some smaller green and red bodied nymphs such as brassies if the fish won't play on top.
WEATHER: TODAY...SUNNY... HIGHS 80 TO 85 TONIGHT...CLEAR... LOWS 48 TO 53 TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...CLEAR... HIGHS 82 TO 88... LOWS 47 TO 52 THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...CLEAR... HIGHS 85 TO 92... LOWS 47 TO 52 SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LOWS 48 TO 53 SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 85 TO 90
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The difference between the upper sections of the 'root and down low near Missoula is night and day temperature wise. The lower river near Lolo and Missoula is warming up to a much greater degree by the end of the day.