The Beaverhead River has been fishing well lately. We have been fishing from the dam down to Grasshopper Creek. Below Grasshopper creek is off color due to snowmelt. We are not finding dry fly fishing but the nymphing has been consistent. We are doing well with sow bugs, scuds and jig head nymphs. Flows out of Clark Canyon Reservoir are low right now. The wade fishing has been easy in all areas of the river.

#16 Soft Hackle Sow Bug
#16 Orange Scud
#16 Pil Popper tan
#16 Jig Frenchie Olive Thread
#16 WD40 Olive
#16 Shop Vac Olive

The Beaverhead has been fishing well below Pipe Organ Bridge. Flows are low so leave the boat home and wade fish. We have done well nymphing sow bugs, blue winged olive nymphs and caddis nymphs. Remember that the upper Beaverhead River is closed from the Dam to Pip Organ Bridge until the 3rd Saturday of May to let the rainbows Spawn. Below Grasshopper Creek has been muddy so call for up to date information on the clarity down below Grasshopper Creek.

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Looks like we are down to winter flows on the Beaverhead River. It has been a great year on the Beaverhead and the fish are very healthy moving into fall and winter. They have dropped the outflows of Clark Canyon Reservoir to 50 cfs. It is a wade fishing only proposition now on the Beaverhead. The river is fishing well and running clear. It is rather easy to identify where the fish are at these low flows. You will find hatches of Blue Winged Olives right now. Check out our Fall Special fishing packages.

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The Beaverhead has slowed down dramatically recently. We are having tough fishing from the Dam down to barretts. The flows have dropped and the water coming out of the reservoir is off color and tons of moss is floating down stream. It is hard to fish anything other than a dry fly and maybe a streamer. If you throw any nymphs you will picking up a moss salad. Hopefully this improves but for now we suggest fishing elsewhere. Check out the new Scott Centric fly rod. We have them in stock and we are ready to ship them out.

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COVID-19 Phase 2 Social Distancing and Sanitization Shop Regulations

In accordance with the directives of both the State of Montana and Silver Bow County, below are the rules for entering the fly shop

1. No customers with COVID-19 symptoms may enter the fly shop
2. Only 3 customers may be in the fly shop at one time
3. Mandatory to practice 6-foot social distancing guidelines while in the fly shop
4. All customers must sanitize their hands using our provided sanitizer before entering the shop
5. You are welcome to try on any clothing, but please let us know so that we can sanitize the product when you are finished
6. Masks are required to be worn in the shop
7. Restrooms will temporarily be unavailable to the public
8. Fishing Licenses have to be purchased online. Click Here to purchase 

The Beaverhead River has been fishing really well on terrestrials lately. We have hoppers, flying ants and crane flies around. You will find trico's up near the dam right now and the best terrestrial fishing on the lower sections around Pipe Organ Bridge. Flows are dropping out of the reservoir as irrigation season is winding down. All Hoot-Owl closures on our local rivers have been up lifted. Get your hopper fishing in before the summer days wind down.

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Please purchase your Fishing Licenses online. Click Here to purchase

COVID-19 Phase 2 Social Distancing and Sanitization Shop Regulations

In accordance with the directives of both the State of Montana and Silver Bow County, below are the rules for entering the fly shop

1. No customers with COVID-19 symptoms may enter the fly shop
2. Only 3 customers may be in the fly shop at one time
3. Mandatory to practice 6-foot social distancing guidelines while in the fly shop
4. All customers must sanitize their hands using our provided sanitizer before entering the shop
5. You are welcome to try on any clothing, but please let us know so that we can sanitize the product when you are finished
6. Masks are required to be worn in the shop
7. Restrooms will temporarily be unavailable to the public
8. Fishing Licenses have to be purchased online. Click Here to purchase 

Check out our web store for the latest hopper patterns and gear. We have the new Thunder Thigh hopper,  Ross Reels Gunnison 5/6 in stock and many items from Abel, Winston, Scott Fly Rods and Patagonia.

#10 Thunder Thigh Hopper
#8 Morrish Hopper
#4 Little Kim Copper
#8 Fat Albert
#10 Water Walker ( Yellow)
#10 Chubby Chernobyl (UV) (Gold) (Purple)
#18 Trico Spinner

#18 Purple Rooster
#14 Jig Frenchie
#12 Bloom's Caddis
#16Purple Haze

The Beaverhead has been fishing well recently for us. We have moved into Crane Fly season and hopper season. You will find great cranefly fishing in the early morning hours and during the days that are overcast. Make sure you get tight to the banks and give them a twitch and you should be awarded with an explosive eat. The outflow below Clark Canyon Reservoir is 520cfs and steady right now. You will also find trico's hatching up in the slick near the dam. You can have fun stalking large fish rise in the mornings to trico's.

"Hoot-Owl" restrictions prohibit fishing during the hottest times of the day. A hoot-owl restriction prohibiting fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight. the Hoot-owl restriction is currently in effect in the below locations on the Beaverhead River.

-The lower Beaverhead River from Anderson Lane to the Jefferson River.

The section that is open to all day fishing with no restrictions is from the Dam down to Anderson Lane fishing access site. If you need clarification of this location please call the shop 406-412-3463.

Please purchase your Fishing Licenses online. Click Here to purchase

COVID-19 Phase 2 Social Distancing and Sanitization Shop Regulations

In accordance with the directives of both the State of Montana and Silver Bow County, below are the rules for entering the fly shop

1. No customers with COVID-19 symptoms may enter the fly shop
2. Only 3 customers may be in the fly shop at one time
3. Mandatory to practice 6-foot social distancing guidelines while in the fly shop
4. All customers must sanitize their hands using our provided sanitizer before entering the shop
5. You are welcome to try on any clothing, but please let us know so that we can sanitize the product when you are finished
6. Masks are required to be worn in the shop
7. Restrooms will temporarily be unavailable to the public
8. Fishing Licenses have to be purchased online. Click Here to purchase 

Check out our web store for the latest hopper patterns and gear. We have the new Thunder Thigh hopper,  Ross Reels Gunnison 5/6 in stock and many items from Abel, Winston, Scott Fly Rods and Patagonia.

#10 Juicy Bug
#8 Fat Albert
#4 Little Kim Copper
#18 Trico Spinner
#18 Comparadun Trico
#10 Chubby Chernobyl (UV) (Gold) (Purple)
#10 Thunder Thigh Hopper

#10 Morrish Hopper
#14 Spanish Bullet
#16 Hot Bead Frenchie
#12 Bloom's Caddis
#14 Purple Haze

Beaverhead River Fishing Report

Fishing has been pretty good on the Beaverhead. We are still seeing some hatches of PMD's, Caddis and Yellow Sallies but the hatches are diminishing. We will start moving into Trico's below the dam and hoppers and ant's on the lower river. We are also seeing some crane fly activity on the Beaverhead. Look for the crane fly and hopper fishing to pick up dramatically over the next week. Flows out of Clark Canyon Reservoir are currently steady at 660 cfs.

"Hoot-Owl" restrictions prohibit fishing during the hottest times of the day. A hoot-owl restriction prohibiting fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight. the Hoot-owl restriction is currently in effect in the below locations on the Beaverhead River.

-The lower Beaverhead River from Anderson Lane to the Jefferson River.

The section that is open to all day fishing with no restrictions is from the Dam down to Anderson Lane fishing access site. If you need clarification of this location please call the shop 406-412-3463.

Please purchase your Fishing Licenses online. Click Here to purchase

COVID-19 Phase 2 Social Distancing and Sanitization Shop Regulations

In accordance with the directives of both the State of Montana and Silver Bow County, below are the rules for entering the fly shop

1. No customers with COVID-19 symptoms may enter the fly shop
2. Only 3 customers may be in the fly shop at one time
3. Mandatory to practice 6-foot social distancing guidelines while in the fly shop
4. All customers must sanitize their hands using our provided sanitizer before entering the shop
5. You are welcome to try on any clothing, but please let us know so that we can sanitize the product when you are finished
6. Masks are required to be worn in the shop
7. Restrooms will temporarily be unavailable to the public
8. Fishing Licenses have to be purchased online. Click Here to purchase 

Check out our web store for the latest hopper patterns and gear. We have the new Thunder Thigh hopper,  Ross Reels Gunnison 5/6 in stock and many items from Abel, Winston, Scott Fly Rods and Patagonia.

#6 Dungeon (Black/Natural)
#6 Barely Legal (white/olive)
#4 Little Kim Copper
#18 Crack Back PMD
#18 Split back Olive
#12 Chubby Chernobyl (UV) (Gold) (Olive)
#12 Thunder Thighs Hopper

#8 Fat Albert
#8 Morrish Hopper
#16 Spanish Bullet
#14 Bloom's Caddis
#18 Comparadun
#18 Trigger Nymph
#18 High Vis PMD

The Beaverhead River has been fishing well lately. We are still seeing some PMD's and Yellow Sallies on the river. Look for these hatches to tapper off and we will move into Trico's and terrestrials this next week. Hoppers are starting to work on the lower Beaverhead River. We have been catching some great fish lately on hoppers. Flows are starting to drop out of Clark Canyon Reservoir. Dropping flows will help the dry fly fishing dramatically.

Please purchase your Fishing Licenses online. Click Here to purchase

COVID-19 Phase 2 Social Distancing and Sanitization Shop Regulations

In accordance with the directives of both the State of Montana and Silver Bow County, below are the rules for entering the fly shop

1. No customers with COVID-19 symptoms may enter the fly shop
2. Only 3 customers may be in the fly shop at one time
3. Mandatory to practice 6-foot social distancing guidelines while in the fly shop
4. All customers must sanitize their hands using our provided sanitizer before entering the shop
5. You are welcome to try on any clothing, but please let us know so that we can sanitize the product when you are finished
6. Masks are required to be worn in the shop
7. Restrooms will temporarily be unavailable to the public
8. Fishing Licenses have to be purchased online. Click Here to purchase 

We have a Pick-Up window for customers that would prefer doing take-out orders

#6 Mini Dungeon ( Natural)
#4 Sparkle Minnow
#4 Little Kim Copper
#18 Split Wing PMD
#18 PMD Comparadun
#12 Chubby Chernobyl (UV) (Gold) (Purple)
#14 Yellow Sallie

#16 Purple Rooster
#18 Jig Hot bead
#16 McGruber PMD
#12 Bloom's Caddis
#18 Crack Back PMD

Beaverhead River Fishing Report

The Beaverhead continues to produce fantastic fish this year for us. Flows out of Clark Canyon Reservoir have come up substantially due to irrigation needs in the valley. Flows out of Clark Canyon Reservoir are sitting around 680cfs this morning. Wade fishing will be very tough right now, so your best option is floating. With these higher flows the best dry fly fishing will be near the dam and the further down stream you go the dry fly opportunity will be tougher. We have hatches of PMD's, Caddis and Yellow Sallies. Look for hopper fishing to pick up in a few weeks. The upper Beaverhead has had great dry fly opportunities on PMD's and the Caddis fishing in the evening has been fantastic.

#6 Jewel Thief (Copper)
#4 Sparkle Minnow
#4 Little Kim Copper
#18 Split Case PMD
#18 Bubble Back PMD
#12 Chubby Chernobyl (UV) (Gold) (Purple)
#18 PMD Comparadun

#18 PMD Film Critic
#14 Headlight Sallie
#18 Spanish Bullet
#12 Bloom's Caddis
#18 Purple Haze

Beaverhead River Report

We are having great fishing on the Beaverhead right now. You will see hatches of PMD's, Caddis, Yellow Sallies and summer stones. The river is fishing well from the dam all the way down to Grasshopper Creek. Flows out of Clark Canyon Reservoir are stable and the river is running clear.

#20 Captive Dun

#20 Split Back PMD

#20 Pandemic Mayfly

#18 Crack Back PMD

#16 Jig Yellow Sallie

#14 Tilt Wing PMD

#16 Headlight Sallie

#14 Chubby (UV) (Golden)