Fishing Reports for the Missouri River Montana

We have sun on tap here in Craig for Saturday fly fishing adventures. The forecast shows less wind than yesterday. Plenty of fishermen out but even at these low flows there is plenty of river for everyone. read more →

The fishing report from this crawdad to yours on a Father’s Day weekend on the Missouri River The flows are going up a bit, 3110 cfs a wee bit below the median of 7970 cfs.  This is causing the fish to be a little more stacked up towards the middle of the river in most.. read more →

Beckie from 107.3 The Mighty MO fighting a fish on The Mighty MO. Where is the water? We could use a little. We really are going to need it come a month from now. Flows at Holter Dam are at an even 3,000 cfs this morning. Up a little bit from 2,900 a few days.. read more →

The flows on The Smith continue to drop at a steady pace making for improving fishing conditions. Below Eagle Creek the flows are at 561 cfs with a water temp of 58. In the lower river at Eden Bridge the flows are at 889 cfs. The river is looking great for floating. read more →

I would suspect it has been a few years since the river was at this flow in early June . Currently the flow is at 2930 cfs and the temps are at 56 degrees. The water is looking low and clear. The fishing has remained good to excellent depending on who you talk to. Most.. read more →

  The Smith jumped up last week due to all the rain. It’s now on the drop and starting to clear. Flows at the top end are at 702 cfs this morning and 1280 cfs down at Eden Bridge. Most of the snowpack has melted so we are going to rely on the rain to.. read more →

Holter Dam is the talk of the town this week. Rumor has it that the flows will reach near 3000 cfs in the next few days. Currently the flow is at 3,600 cfs and the temps are at 54 degrees. The water is looking low and clear, but the fishing has remained good to excellent… read more →

The flows are now about 3,950 cfs (normally ~6130). Water temps at the dam are ~54, a bit warmer down river. The water is staying low and the bugs are coming out in force. The clouds are helping the fishing, especially the dry fly fishing and the streamer fishing. We are seeing more bugs and.. read more →

The flows are now about 4,160 cfs (normally ~6250). Water temps at the dam are ~53, a bit warmer down river. May is slipping away, the water is staying low and the bugs are coming out in force. The clouds are helping the fishing, especially the dry fly fishing and the streamer fishing. We are.. read more →

Report: 4,280 CFS of 54 degree water is trickling out of Holter Dam today. It’s been busy out there at the boat launches with all the holiday weekend traffic. Most campsites are full and the river is filling up with boats. Most of that should die down tomorrow as the weekend warriors pack up their.. read more →