Missoula River Lodge
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Last Call
The fishing season is winding down here in western Montana with a few weeks left until our weather window closes. [...]
October Caddis and Bugling Bulls
Streamside foliage is changing color, bull elk are bugling on river bottom ranches, and the tops of the Bitterroot Mountains [...]
Fall Mayflies in Missoula
Mahoganies are making a consistent appearance on the Bitterroot, with their timing depending on the air temperature each day. Hecubas [...]
Leveraging Smoke
Last week smoke from various wildfires around the West settled into the mountains around Missoula, creating low light conditions all [...]
Crushing Hoppers and Sipping Tricos – A Missoula Late August Report
The Clark Fork River is fishing well, upstream of Missoula, with trout being caught on a mix of streamers, nocturnal [...]
Thunder Rolls and Hopper Eats
Early morning and late evening thunder storms the past few days helped cool off our air temperatures and made for [...]
Sunrises and Memorized Trout
Early starts are the name of the game right now, with the sunrises and morning bite making it well worth [...]
Fishing the Drop
Our entire fishery is in shape with the exception of the Clark Fork upstream of the mouth of Rock [...]
The Return of the Rain, Trout Still Have to Eat
The Blackfoot produced an exceptional day on the rise on Monday 6/29 in the midst of a rainstorm. Golden stones [...]