09-20-2004, 05:25 AM
Blackfoot River - September 20th, 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: The water's up some, and maybe enough to put off the dryfly action a little, or at least get it started later in the day, but the subsurface action should still be good. Darker colored bugger and sculpin patterns have been producing well the past few days as have tanden nymph rigs that include the San Juan worm and either bigger stonefly patterns or medium or large sized squirreltails. More than any of the other rivers in the area right now, fish on The Blackfoot will either need to see motion on your dries, or they'll need to see 'em pass overhead 3 or 4 times before they'll commit. Because of this tendency, this river is a great option for wading. Keep an eye on the flows because increases of much more than about 150 to 200 cfs in a 24 hour period on the Bonner guage will usually shut things down hard. As of this morning, the increases have been less than 50 cfs.
HATCHES: Caddis,tricos, golden stones, PMDs, terrestrials.
FLIES: Golden stones (both giant and yellow sallie), hoppers/ants, button emerger and cripple mayfly patterns, #12 or 14 royal Wulffs, deep and slow tandem nymph rigs, brown, olive or black streamers.
WEATHER: TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS... PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING... HIGHS 50 TO 56 TONIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY... LOWS 35 TO 40 MONDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY... HIGHS 53 TO 59 MONDAY NIGHT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS... PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 32 TO 37. TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY... HIGHS 54 TO 60... WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 32 TO 37... HIGHS 57 TO 62.
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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: The water's up some, and maybe enough to put off the dryfly action a little, or at least get it started later in the day, but the subsurface action should still be good. Darker colored bugger and sculpin patterns have been producing well the past few days as have tanden nymph rigs that include the San Juan worm and either bigger stonefly patterns or medium or large sized squirreltails. More than any of the other rivers in the area right now, fish on The Blackfoot will either need to see motion on your dries, or they'll need to see 'em pass overhead 3 or 4 times before they'll commit. Because of this tendency, this river is a great option for wading. Keep an eye on the flows because increases of much more than about 150 to 200 cfs in a 24 hour period on the Bonner guage will usually shut things down hard. As of this morning, the increases have been less than 50 cfs.
HATCHES: Caddis,tricos, golden stones, PMDs, terrestrials.
FLIES: Golden stones (both giant and yellow sallie), hoppers/ants, button emerger and cripple mayfly patterns, #12 or 14 royal Wulffs, deep and slow tandem nymph rigs, brown, olive or black streamers.
WEATHER: TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS... PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING... HIGHS 50 TO 56 TONIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY... LOWS 35 TO 40 MONDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY... HIGHS 53 TO 59 MONDAY NIGHT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS... PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 32 TO 37. TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY... HIGHS 54 TO 60... WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 32 TO 37... HIGHS 57 TO 62.