It appears that the high elevation Runoff has started to melt out on the Big Hole River. All of the hydro graphs are rising in the Big Hole drainage. We should see days of stability later this week but currently you better know your spots well to catch fish out there. We have been going to the upper stretches of the Big Hole and finding nice fish eating. Clarity is around 3 feet on the upper Big Hole and only around 2 feet in the Melrose sections. You will find caddis hatching but the rising river will have the fish more interested in streamers and worms. We usually see some great trout caught the next few weeks during the high-water events. Large fish get pushed to the banks and feed on prey.
Feel free to give us a call for up to date reports. The high elevation runoff time period can have conditions changing quickly and you need to be aware of the windows of opportunity to fish successfully. We don’t expect runoff to get too crazy this year. Unless we get a massive rain/snow event the river shouldn’t exceed too much above 3,000cfs.
Recommended Flies:
- San Juan Worm (Pink/Red)
- Yellow Yummy #4
- Sparkle Minnow Sunburst #6
- Sparkle Minnow J.J. #6
- Dungeon Yellow
- Wonky Worm #12
