08-19-2004, 02:56 PM
Blackfoot River - August 17th, 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=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: Get on the river early and try and be off by noon or so. Water temps are getting high and the FWP has now asked for voluntary hoot owl restrictions in order to protect the fishery, they are also asking that the tributaries - including the North Fork - not be fished until the water temps drop. Still best with a hopper dropper setup and it seems like color is the key right now with red, purple and peach producing best - Turks, Rainy's, Kingfisher Hoppers, Chernobyl Ants and the like. This morning's flow near Bonner is 535 with a water temperature of 64 degrees.
HATCHES: Caddis,tricos, 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. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Highs 89 to 96. Tonight. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows 50 to 57. Tuesday and Tuesday night. Partly cloudy. Highs 89 to 96. Lows 49 to 56. Wednesday and Wednesday night. Partly cloudy. Highs 87 to 95. Lows 47 to 52. Thursday through Friday night. Mostly clear. Highs 86 to 94. Lows 46 to 52. Saturday through Saturday night. Mostly clear. Highs 84 to 90. Lows 46 to 51.
supplied by: [url "http://www.fisheyesoup.com/redir.php?recKey=78,re"]The Kingfisher[/url]
FISHING: Fair
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: Get on the river early and try and be off by noon or so. Water temps are getting high and the FWP has now asked for voluntary hoot owl restrictions in order to protect the fishery, they are also asking that the tributaries - including the North Fork - not be fished until the water temps drop. Still best with a hopper dropper setup and it seems like color is the key right now with red, purple and peach producing best - Turks, Rainy's, Kingfisher Hoppers, Chernobyl Ants and the like. This morning's flow near Bonner is 535 with a water temperature of 64 degrees.
HATCHES: Caddis,tricos, 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. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Highs 89 to 96. Tonight. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows 50 to 57. Tuesday and Tuesday night. Partly cloudy. Highs 89 to 96. Lows 49 to 56. Wednesday and Wednesday night. Partly cloudy. Highs 87 to 95. Lows 47 to 52. Thursday through Friday night. Mostly clear. Highs 86 to 94. Lows 46 to 52. Saturday through Saturday night. Mostly clear. Highs 84 to 90. Lows 46 to 51.