Spring fishing (March through June 15) can be excellent; in fact, it can provide some of our best dry fly fishing. The Bitterroot River has great hatches of stoneflies and mayflies that bring up some of the river's biggest browns. The well known salmon fly hatch on the Smith, Blackfoot and Clarks Fork rivers happens in May. Fish rising to baetis and caddis hatches on the Missouri River in May and June can be exciting. Montana's spring weather can be comfortable, but can also be wet and cold--it is normally not too cold to fish however.

Summer (June 15 through the first week of September) brings consistently good weather and fishing. Pale morning duns, caddis, tricos, golden stones, drakes, and of course, hoppers makes for a great time to be fly fishing. We sometimes do a rain dance hoping for the heavy hatches that pop out during overcast drizzly days.

Fall (early September through mid November) is the season many veteran fly fishers look forward to. Montana's Indian summers usually mean beautiful weather through September and early October. Hopper fishing is probably at its peak in September. Baetis, mahogany dun, October caddis, and red quill hatches arguably make it the years best dry fly fishing. The fish seem to instinctively know that winter is around the corner and they feed more assertively. Of course, browns become more aggressive as they start their spawning season. We DO NOT fish for them on their spawning beds.

Regardless of the season we catch fish, and more important, have fun. Give me a call and we can talk about the fishing at the time you pick for your trip, or if you’re flexible, the times that would be optimum to schedule your trip.