Spring in the Big Hole is always complicated. The water is jumping all over the graph and the weather is unpredictable. What is...

The annual Salmonfly hatch is on, and we have seen the big bugs river wide. Right now it seems like the largest part of the hatch is...

The Big Hole has already surpassed its peak flows from 2021, and we are extremely grateful for the moisture and rising water levels. Not...

We hope everyone had a safe Labor Day weekend, we know some folks headed to hills for the opening the of the Big Game Archery season....

We’ve made it through July, which has felt more typical of August on the Big Hole River. We received a little bit of rain towards the end...

We are happy to report that the Alder Creek Fire, located just outside of Wise River, has been kept at bay, nobody has been injured, and...

It seems like we have been spared from our annual dump of June snow (although the moisture we did receive was very welcomed). If you...

April came and went, and we are barreling towards a busy summer in southwest Montana. The Big Hole doubled in a day after 70+ degree...

The March weather tricked us into thinking Spring had arrived, but Mother Nature has had different opinions in the last week. To be...

We have nearly made it through our first Montana February in a decade. Whew. The bitter cold isn’t that fun. Also, snow isn’t nearly as...

The last week has been perfect spring weather. Snow, thunder storms, rain, sleet, wind, and some sun. The nights have still remained...

The fishing has been hit and miss with the changing temps and water conditions. The Big Hole has more than doubled during the warm...

The trico hatch has been pretty solid for the past week or so. If you are a wade fishermen, don’t disregard the upper river. I waded...

The lower Big Hole, from Notch Bottom to the confluence with the Beaverhead River entered hoot owl restrictions, effective today, Aug 8....

We’re a little behind on our Big Hole reports, July has flown by. We will keep this short and simple. Flows have dropped below 600 cfs at...

It seems every time I sit down to write a river report we are on the entry or exit of a cold front. But hell, we’ll take it in June. The...

The river has been dropping for a week due to our cold weather.  The hatches seem to be at a stand still, waiting for the sun to come...

The Big Hole saw its first busy weekend of the season, and with it came some pretty great fishing. We hope you enjoyed it, because...

The good news is that the ice jams are coming out in a hurry.  We are clear of jams up to from Sportsmans Campground.  There is one more...

It’s the time of the year when we all start wondering when the upriver ice jams will start to break free and send Volkswagen size...