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Always Worth the Trip Scumliner Media Blackfoot River Montana

May 4, 2015 by Mark Raisler

Spending a week here on the Missouri River? Why not a trip across the Continental Divide for a beautiful day on one of the world’s prettiest streams. The Blackfoot River.

We love to dip over the to the other side and toss some bigger dry flies.

This summer the run-off appears to be happening much quicker than the previous several years so we will be heading west sooner than we generally do.

Scratch in a Blackfoot day while on your visit to the Missouri River this summer.

Why not.

It’s Always Worth the Trip…

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Missouri River Hopper Time

August 17, 2014 by Mark Raisler

It si pretty good for the ‘ol hopper on the Mo.

Well, not too good for Mr. Hopper himself. But pretty good for those tossing them in the water.

We got lots. Lots in the bushes, lots clacking on the banks, and a few in the river. The Missouri is not the world’s best hopper river, but we get by.

Trico’s are still rolling in big numbers most every morning and that is the focus until the last spinner is inhaled by some persnickety Rainbow Trout.

Missouri River Hopper Time

Then it’s time for a quick bite and cold Diet Coke. Tie on the hopper and hope!

I love having hopper affairs during the late summer. It is the finest. Many love the small sipping daintiness of the trico’s…I love the gulp a a good hopper eat. It is really cool.

Get your RIO Perception fly line and get after it. The head on that classic hopper type fly lone is just right for picking up 25′ and chucking it back at the bank. A RIO Grand is not too bad either. But the Perception is our favorite late summer fly line. Check it out next time you are loading up on hoppers. Try a new line too. Just like Christmas in August.

We are digging the foams here in Craig. Get yourself a bottle of GINK, douse the foamie, and watch it get eaten!

Staying a couple days? Try one day on the Missouri and one day not eh Blackfoot across the divide. A perfect two day plan!

Not yet on the Blackfoot River

June 1, 2014 by Mark Raisler

Just did some recon on the Blackfoot River yesterday and today. Still blown.

No surprise to those who know how freestone streams behave in the spring, and searly summer, and sometimes mid summer.

According to Cathy at the Blackfoot Angler they should get rolling towards the end of June beginning of July. Based on her 16 years in Ovando and living on the Blackfoot and her “feel” she says not for a while longer.

We ventured up tot he Upper North Fork of the Blackfoot and watched the river rage through the high canyon walls amongst forests of Pine. Really a pretty place. A fun place to wade fish in the mid summer. Really nice freestone environs on the westside.

We are ready for when the Blackfoot breaks with tenured guides on the Blackfoot with Peter Skidmore, Nick Stipech and Kurt Michels. Jared Edens and Ben Hardy along with Brett Matula and myself love to run over the hill as well and fish the Big Blackfoot for dry fly action. A real pretty river with great fishing opportunities.

If you are attending, fishing, visiting the Missouri River region and want to experience a bit of the green side of the state, look us up and tack on an additional day, or weave it into your multi-day Missouri River trip.

We will keep you informed as the Blackfoot comes into shape and tracking the Salmon Fly Hatch too! We got yer back here in central Montana. Look to the right of this blog and you will see the Blackfoot River live water graph from USGS and associated link.

As you may have read in yesterday’s post we anticipate lower water levels on the Missouri River very soon. We cannot wait to dry fly fish daily. It is coming. The Blackfoot? We will have to grin and bear it here with all those PMD’s, Caddis, and Yellow Sally’s until the Blackfoot comes into shape.

Happy Sunday to you all!