The Bitteroot has slowly been on the rise, but is still fishing great. The fish are really starting to key in on skwalas and nemouras (in between the snow storms!). March browns should be popping any day now. We have seen a few here and there, along with some baetis. March brown nymphs, San Juans, and skwala nymphs have been the ticket for subsurface. Focus on working side channels and walking pace water. Remember to have long drifts with more mending rather that picking up and recasting.

Double dutch bugs, flush floater skwalas, royal chubbies, Amy's ants in olive, and el caminos are all good choices for skwalas. Underneath use pheasant tails, pearl green lightning bugs, San Juan worms, amber princes, Pat's rubber legs, jigstones, and hare's ear nymphs. Streamers have been working well in the down time between hatches with Aztec streamers , sparkle minnows, bighorn buggers, sculpzillas, and sex dungeons. The streamers have been fishing best with short strips off the banks. Sunday was a perfect example of how the weather can change in Montana. Be sure to be prepared for the worst! Warm weather on the way, stay tuned.

 

 

HATCHES/Flies: Midges, skwalas, march browns, baetis, grey drakes A Review of the Winston Fly Rod

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