Posts by Anthony VonRuden

Big bugs are hatching around Missoula right now.  Salmonflies and Goldens Stones can be found on Rock Creek, the Blackfoot, and the forks of the Bitterroot.  The dry fly fishing is improving and should continue to improve in most areas as the rivers begin to drop in flows.    

We are on the verge of some really good fishing right now around Missoula.  Some Salmonflies are just beginning to make an appearance in the West Fork and on Rock Creek.  I fished the upper Bitterroot yesterday, the river is big but fishable and is running clear.  We forced a dry fly for most of […]

Our water is still high around Missoula but good fishing can be found in a few areas.  Salmonflies have been spotted and people are whispering about it.  Were getting close! Rock Creek Fishing Report The upper creek is fishing really well right now.  There are a few fish looking up but the streamer and nymph […]

Well, runoff is here.  There are a few areas that you can find clean water around Missoula but options are limited. Great fishing is out there to be had if you don’t mind driving.  The Missouri River is a great option in May as many rainbows are returning from their spawning grounds right at about […]

Floating through the Blackfoot and Clark Fork Confluence For the first time ever we launched a boat at Turah and floated down the new river channel and through the confluence of the Blackfoot and the Clark Fork Rivers.  This stretch of river has been closed for years while Milltown Dam was removed and the historic […]

The Missoula area rivers are spiking at the moment from those sunny warm days we just had.  One would think that this is the beginning of run off but if you look at the forecast, they say it will cool back down starting today with pretty cold temps at night.  This could create one more window of […]

The current combination of water temps and clarity have given up some really good dry fly fishing for us lately.  There are Grey Drakes and Skwalas buzzing around still but the Caddis have now taken over.  Yesterday the fish were keyed in on the Caddis and we fished a single size 12 imitation almost the entire day with […]

There are lots of different insects hatching now on the Missoula area rivers keeping fish looking up and dry flies an effective option.  The March Browns/Grey Drakes are here in full force.  Skwalas are still around, and yesterday we saw our first Mother’s Day Caddis of the year.   The next week should give us a great window of fishing […]