09-26-2004, 04:37 PM
Bitterroot River - September 24th, 2004
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FISHING: Great
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]]
[b]REPORTS: The water is still dropping along the entire river and the hatches continue to be intense. They're calling for mostly sunny skies by midday today, so this'll be a radical switch in the weather from the last week and a half. This might mean that the fish will begin looking at bigger bugs again (like hoppers, stoneflies, etc...) or it might mean that the fishing will slow down for a day or two while the fish adjust to the new weather pattern. It's the 'root, who knows. I'd bet on good fishing with a bigger variety of bugs once the sun's out. Look for hecubas and parachute madam x patterns to continue their rampage. The upper river, at this point, is fishing exceptionally well with streamers.
HATCHES: Midges, caddis, yellow sallies, giant goldens, hecubas, 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: UPDATED CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LOCAL FOG MAINLY MISSOULA AND LOWER BITTERROOT VALLEY THIS MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY MIDDAY. HIGHS 66 TO 72. TONIGHT...PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT... CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 42. SATURDAY...PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING... MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 73 TO 78 SATURDAY NIGHT...PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT... PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 38 TO 44. SUNDAY...PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING... MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 74 TO 79 FRIDAY NIGHT...PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT... MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 39 TO 45. SATURDAY...PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING... PARTLY CLOUDY... HIGHS 73 TO 78. SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 38 TO 45... HIGHS 70 TO 78. MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LOWS 35 TO 41 HIGHS 71 TO 76. [/b]
supplied by: [url "http://www.fisheyesoup.com/redir.php?recKey=78,re"]The Kingfisher[/url]
FISHING: Great
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]]
[b]REPORTS: The water is still dropping along the entire river and the hatches continue to be intense. They're calling for mostly sunny skies by midday today, so this'll be a radical switch in the weather from the last week and a half. This might mean that the fish will begin looking at bigger bugs again (like hoppers, stoneflies, etc...) or it might mean that the fishing will slow down for a day or two while the fish adjust to the new weather pattern. It's the 'root, who knows. I'd bet on good fishing with a bigger variety of bugs once the sun's out. Look for hecubas and parachute madam x patterns to continue their rampage. The upper river, at this point, is fishing exceptionally well with streamers.
HATCHES: Midges, caddis, yellow sallies, giant goldens, hecubas, 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: UPDATED CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LOCAL FOG MAINLY MISSOULA AND LOWER BITTERROOT VALLEY THIS MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY MIDDAY. HIGHS 66 TO 72. TONIGHT...PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT... CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 42. SATURDAY...PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING... MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 73 TO 78 SATURDAY NIGHT...PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT... PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 38 TO 44. SUNDAY...PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING... MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 74 TO 79 FRIDAY NIGHT...PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT... MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 39 TO 45. SATURDAY...PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING... PARTLY CLOUDY... HIGHS 73 TO 78. SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 38 TO 45... HIGHS 70 TO 78. MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LOWS 35 TO 41 HIGHS 71 TO 76. [/b]