Fishing Reports for the Missouri River Montana

Independence Day is off to a great start in the great town of Craig. The fishing has been great on the river the past few days. Today looks to be our last day of above 90 degree heat, with the temps cooling off into the low 80’s through the weekend. The big surprise this morning.. read more →

Craig The Barber attempts at a smile while holding a nice brown he caught on a Caddis last night. read more →

The Missouri River is fishing swell these days.  PMDs, PMDs, PMDs and oh Caddis.  We might of even seen a few of those pesky flies called Tricos down river a ways?  Seems a bit early but hey the water temps are getting up there and the water is staying low so not a huge surprise. If.. read more →

Tim Riley with a Missouri River Rainbow. Yellow Sallies all over the place down river. Free sunshine vitamin D in Craig today. We have less wind forecasted  for the next couple of days.  Get over to the Missouri River and fish it hard. read more →

As we settle into the longest evening of the year the flows on The Missouri River are at 3,280 cfs and remaining steady. The weather is looking good as we head into the weekend. Chance of a thunderstorm or two with highs in the high 60’s and 70’s. The W is forecasted to be pretty.. read more →

A few different groups of anglers/campers have gotten off the river today bringing some dirty rafts and good news from The Smith. The flows have been dropping at a steady pace over the past few days making for some relatively clear water and great dry fly fishing. Flows at the top end are at 395.. read more →

  Yep, the PMD hatch is here on the Missouri River in numbers. Don’t forget to have all stages of the hatch in your fly box. Stop by the big Red Barn and we can help you with your PMD needs. read more →

  The town of Craig, MT seems to be a little slower now that we are getting to the middle of the week. Its the time of week to have some quality fishing on quality water nearly by yourself. Again try to get here a little early or stay a little later to have your.. read more →

We made it through another busy weekend! Time to get out on the MO and find a piece of water to yourself now. Today is going to be the low wind day of the week followed closely by Friday. We will see temps creep into the mid 80s in the next few days. Wednesday will.. read more →

  The flows are now about 3180 cfs (normally ~7840). Water temps at the dam are ~57, a bit warmer down river. The water is staying low and the bugs are coming out in force. We are seeing more bugs and more variety of bugs on the water as the water temps creep into the.. read more →