Big Hole 477 cfs Jefferson 1010 cfs Missouri (below Holter dam) 4100 cfs
All three of these rivers listed above are in prime time fishing mode. The report I got from the Missouri is that it has been quite windy but fishing is excellent. Baetis, caddis and streamers are all producing. Personally if you want big brown trout up there, forget the baetis and caddis and go with buggers. The water temp. at 54 is perfect for them. If you stick to the canyon area you can get a reprieve from the wind.
Dry fly’s are still working on the Big Hole. In my last two trips we caught a lot of fish on top but 16 inches was about the biggest. Same goes for this river, if your looking for big fish go with a bugger, especially if it’s cloudy.
Roger spent a couple days on the Madison with some friends and they all did well on nymphs.
You couldn’t ask for any better weather for this time of year and the forecast is for more of the same. It looks like the Buggerman who lives up there in New England is about to get washed away.