Fishing Report, July 1 Recent heavy rains just gave the valley a serious soaking and completely blew out the main stem of the Flathead. While it looks like chocolate milk right now, this is actually a massive blessing in disguise. This big push of water is resetting the channels and pulling a huge wave of fresh fish up into the entire system. While we wait for it to drop, our [...]

Fishing Report, June 26 We’ve logged some incredible days on the water over the last week, with great action across the Flathead Valley and our regional rivers.  The big story right now is that freestone rivers have turned the corner. The main stem of the Flathead, the Blackfoot, and the Clark Fork have all cleared up beautifully, bringing us right into the sweet spot of early-summer river fishing. Looking at [...]

Fishing Report, June 24 We’ve put together some fantastic days on the water over the past week, finding great action throughout the Flathead Valley and the smaller systems to our west. The big news is that the early-summer flip has officially arrived: the main stem of the Flathead, the Blackfoot, and the Clark Fork have all broken out of their runoff funk and are fishing absolutely lights-out. We are stepping [...]

Fishing Report, June 10 Fishing Report, June 10 We’ve put together some fantastic days on the water over the past week, finding great action throughout the Flathead Valley, the smaller systems to our west, and down on the Missouri River. While the main stem of the Flathead isn't quite fishable yet, it is getting incredibly close. The Blackfoot and Clark Fork are right on the edge of turning around as [...]

Fishing Report, June 5 We’ve put together some fantastic days on the water over the past week, finding great fishing throughout the Flathead Valley, the smaller systems to our west, and down on the Missouri River. While the recent rain officially pushed the main stem of the Flathead into runoff mode, that’s exactly what we want to see right now. This fresh push of water is doing the heavy lifting [...]

Fishing Report, May 27 We are closing out May in Montana, and the classic spring roller coaster is still alive and well. While the big valley freestones gave us a brief clearing window during the recent cool-down, the Flathead has jumped back on the rise over the last few days. With the river pushing back up, our local lakes have stepped right back into the spotlight as the most consistent [...]