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Every angler waits, and waits, and waits for hatches to occur. The most famed hatch in Southwest Montana that is worth the wait is the Big Hole River Salmonfly hatch. It is every anglers dream to throw#4 dry flies to the bank and watch 5 pound browns rise with a vengeance to eat your fly. This is truly an exciting time to be on the Big Hole River. Typically as the river is coming down from runoff you have your best dry fly fishing. Anglers have to be on their game as your boat is rolling down the river and you are trying to get your dry flies as close to the banks and willows as possible to get an eat from a trout.
The Big Hole River Salmonfly hatch typically occurs from June 15th-July1st. What makes this hatch unique to the Big Hole River is the length of the river it takes place on and the abundance of flies hatching. You can find this hatch first on the lower river near Glen, then it works it’s way up the river to East bank. This is about 80 miles of floatable river that this hatch is occurring on. A lot of people refer to “Chasing the hatch” when they talk about Salmonflies. You will find guides in the early mornings and late evenings looking for shucks on the willows and bridges to see if Salmonflies hatched during the night.
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