Fishing Reports for the Missouri River Montana

It’s finally Friday! We have a big holiday weekend kicking off today which should send a lot of recreational floaters out to the Craig area. Usually this weekend marks the end of the Missouri River bikini hatch and the start of our late summer/fall fishing season. As the waxing and waining hatch of bikini sums.. read more →

  Please refer to 8.23.13 Fishing report, not much has changed.  Well not really but here it is anyway. Trico’s in the morning up by the dam, fish your nymphs before and after the spinner fall.   Try your luck at being the first boat up at the dam as we head into this work.. read more →

Getting ready for the weekend? Trying to decide what to do? Thinking fishing might be in the cards? Here is your Missouri River fly fishing report to help make that decision easier. read more →

****See Details below about a FREE Orivis H2 Hat **** The flows this AM are at 3080 with a Median flow of 4190.  So its low, and its warm to hot at 65 degrees +/- a few.  Is the fly fishing World coming to an end here in Craig, MT?  NO, the game has just.. read more →

That’s right there is a Yeti Hopper hatch on the MO.  The color is purple or pink.  Well as much as we all want the hopper fishing to be fantastic it’s not right now.  Fishermen or Fisherwomen that will stick with the hopper for a full day can pick up 10 or so fish.  A.. read more →

The flow this morning is at a steady 3,030 cfs. Water temps are holding around 64 degrees in the morning up at the dam. Weather is going to heat up over the next few days. We will see some highs in the 90’s. Not a good thing, but its August. We can expect this sort.. read more →

An up to date angling report from those in the know at CrossCurrents Fly Shop in beautiful Craig, MT. Our staffers are out on the river everyday. We keep ourselves up to date so you don’t have to. Just tune in, find a good time that suits your style, and hit the river for some.. read more →

Recent fishing has been good to great the past few days. Flows at Holter Dam are remaining steady in the lower 3000’s (today 3,020 cfs). Water temps are 62.5 this morning. We should see the weather remain the same with highs in the 80’s for the next few days. There is a slight chance of.. read more →

The fishing has been pretty good the last few days on our beautiful tailwater below Holter Dam. Flows this morning are at 3,200 cfs, a slight bump up from yesterday morning. Current water temps are 64F. We are going through a little warming trend as far as the weather is concerned. Highs are expected in.. read more →

Double Double Trouble Mr. Brown Trout! Flows this morning are at 3,110 cfs. Water temps at 64. The air temperature should hit 86+/- today with an overnight low of 56.  We should have a beautiful day here on the MO, afternoon winds could pick up as usual for this time of year.   The hopper.. read more →