10-05-2004, 02:28 PM
Bitterroot River - October 4th, 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]]
Clear and sunny today with highs in the mid to lower 70s. Typical fall weather and fishing. The best dry fly action is still from about 11 - 4. Until the fish get going on top a double nymph rig or hopper dropper will be your best bet. This time of the year, the fish have lots of choices about what to eat. There are abundant hoppers, golden stones, ants, beetles, caddis, hecubas, mahoganies, baetis . . . Most of the time the river will be fairly consistant about what the fish are looking for, but sometimes it can vary greatly from pod to pod. Bring it all when you're fishing this time of the year in the Missoula area.
[b]HATCHES: Midges, October caddis, giant goldens, baetis, hecubas, mahoganies, hoppers, tricos.
FLIES: Parachute adams are always a good standby on this river in sizes 12 to 18. Quill bodied and extended bodies as well as button emergers in a variety from size 12 to 20s. Keep some smaller green and red bodied nymphs such as brassies if the fish won't play on top. Look for bigger attractor patterns such as parachute madam Xs in orange along with Turck's tarrantulas and Chernobyls to work better today as well. Streamers in olive and yellow on the upper reaches of the 'root are rockin' 'em.
WEATHER: TODAY...PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING... SUNNY... HIGHS 67 TO 72 TONIGHT...PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT... CLEAR... LOWS 29 TO 41 TUESDAY...PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING... SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 69 TO 74. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 33 TO 42 WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY... HIGHS 66 TO 71 WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 34 TO 42 THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 69 TO 74 Monday night. Clear. Lows 31 to 41. Tuesday. Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 75. Tuesday night. Clear. Lows 31 to 41. Wednesday and Wednesday night. Partly cloudy. Highs 66 to 71. Lows 33 to 42. [/b]
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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]]
Clear and sunny today with highs in the mid to lower 70s. Typical fall weather and fishing. The best dry fly action is still from about 11 - 4. Until the fish get going on top a double nymph rig or hopper dropper will be your best bet. This time of the year, the fish have lots of choices about what to eat. There are abundant hoppers, golden stones, ants, beetles, caddis, hecubas, mahoganies, baetis . . . Most of the time the river will be fairly consistant about what the fish are looking for, but sometimes it can vary greatly from pod to pod. Bring it all when you're fishing this time of the year in the Missoula area.
[b]HATCHES: Midges, October caddis, giant goldens, baetis, hecubas, mahoganies, hoppers, tricos.
FLIES: Parachute adams are always a good standby on this river in sizes 12 to 18. Quill bodied and extended bodies as well as button emergers in a variety from size 12 to 20s. Keep some smaller green and red bodied nymphs such as brassies if the fish won't play on top. Look for bigger attractor patterns such as parachute madam Xs in orange along with Turck's tarrantulas and Chernobyls to work better today as well. Streamers in olive and yellow on the upper reaches of the 'root are rockin' 'em.
WEATHER: TODAY...PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING... SUNNY... HIGHS 67 TO 72 TONIGHT...PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT... CLEAR... LOWS 29 TO 41 TUESDAY...PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING... SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 69 TO 74. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 33 TO 42 WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY... HIGHS 66 TO 71 WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 34 TO 42 THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 69 TO 74 Monday night. Clear. Lows 31 to 41. Tuesday. Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 75. Tuesday night. Clear. Lows 31 to 41. Wednesday and Wednesday night. Partly cloudy. Highs 66 to 71. Lows 33 to 42. [/b]