09-03-2004, 03:10 PM
Missouri River - September 2nd, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
River Levels [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/current?type=dailystagedischarge&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=Missouri+River"]click here[/url]]
Missouri River Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/q_Missouri_River__1039825479786_1586.77905273438_2312.46704101563.aspx"]click here[/url]]
REPORTS: Hmmm, looks like more of that windy crap. If the wind stays at a reasonable level, though, you could have some very good fishing in the clouds that're on tap for today. If you're having trouble getting the fish to play on top, for whatever reason, the standard Missouri nymphs (lightining bugs, pink scuds, RS2s, etc...) have been working well as tandems in the chest deep riffles. The streamer action has the potential to improve dramatically in the clouds, and might be a good alternative if the wind's destroying your long leader, tiny dryfly casts. You're almost certainly in for a brawl with the wind today. Any breaks or protected areas should produce great fishing today.
HATCHES: tricos,psuedos, midges, hoppers, caddis.
FLIES: Subsurface it'll be the standard Mo junk like Ray Charles, eggs, size 16 to 20 flashback p-tails, lightning bugs, RS2's, red San Juan worms, pink and grey scuds (pinks in 16s and 18s and greys all the way up to a #12). For the dries, try comparaduns in 14s and 16s, size 18 cream colored cripples and parachute Adams, Griffith's gnats in 14 to 18, button emergers in 16s to 20s. We've also been getting lots of fish on Goddard and elk hair caddis in 14s. The brown buggers in the shallows have begun working for us again recently.
WEATHER: REST OF TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY... A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER. HIGHS 60 TO 65...50 TO 55 IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LOWS 40 TO 45...AROUND 35 IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY... HIGHS 60 TO 65...50 TO 55 IN THE MOUNTAINS WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
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FISHING: Fair
River Levels [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/current?type=dailystagedischarge&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=Missouri+River"]click here[/url]]
Missouri River Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/q_Missouri_River__1039825479786_1586.77905273438_2312.46704101563.aspx"]click here[/url]]
REPORTS: Hmmm, looks like more of that windy crap. If the wind stays at a reasonable level, though, you could have some very good fishing in the clouds that're on tap for today. If you're having trouble getting the fish to play on top, for whatever reason, the standard Missouri nymphs (lightining bugs, pink scuds, RS2s, etc...) have been working well as tandems in the chest deep riffles. The streamer action has the potential to improve dramatically in the clouds, and might be a good alternative if the wind's destroying your long leader, tiny dryfly casts. You're almost certainly in for a brawl with the wind today. Any breaks or protected areas should produce great fishing today.
HATCHES: tricos,psuedos, midges, hoppers, caddis.
FLIES: Subsurface it'll be the standard Mo junk like Ray Charles, eggs, size 16 to 20 flashback p-tails, lightning bugs, RS2's, red San Juan worms, pink and grey scuds (pinks in 16s and 18s and greys all the way up to a #12). For the dries, try comparaduns in 14s and 16s, size 18 cream colored cripples and parachute Adams, Griffith's gnats in 14 to 18, button emergers in 16s to 20s. We've also been getting lots of fish on Goddard and elk hair caddis in 14s. The brown buggers in the shallows have begun working for us again recently.
WEATHER: REST OF TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY... A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER. HIGHS 60 TO 65...50 TO 55 IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LOWS 40 TO 45...AROUND 35 IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY... HIGHS 60 TO 65...50 TO 55 IN THE MOUNTAINS WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.