(Scott),
When you mention that the big water was blown out from the runoff,.... does this mean the season is gone or that the rivers will come down over the summer and fishing the big water will pick up ??
Just to know as I'm not familiar with your home waters.
Thanx,
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Christopher
Jonquiere Quebec
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Hi, Christopher:
Come fishing in Montana. As soon as you are able, my friend. When I say the big waters here are blown out, I'm thinking 'local', and I apologize. The locals here say 'blown out' when they refer to runoff issues, or too high a streamflow. It's just the natural progression of runoff they mean, and the timing here is right on. But, please know that the tailwaters here are often low enough to fish with success right in the middle of runoff. For example, we're going off to fish the lower Madison, others are heading off to the current hotspots on the Missouri, and the Bighorn. It never really ends in Montana. There are just too many choices every single day to ever fish them all. A good problem to have, yeah?
And... this is important: Montana is at least 5 fishable regions in one US state. It's not really fair to group everything under 'Montana', and we'll be fixing this throughout the onFlyFishing Directory over the upcoming weeks so you can view everything by river system and the main town(s) in the immediate region. Quite the job, but feel free to jump in and offer up your advice. We'll keep working to get it right, that's a promise.
So... come fishing in Montana. Now if you can. Hope to see you soon, Christopher.
Best,
Scott T. Smith
OnFlyFishing, Inc.
Bozeman, MT
406.586.4112
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Hi, Folks:
Right now in Montana the runoff has blown out the big rivers. But the local feeder streams around Bozeman are clear, and the fishing is outstanding. If you like fishing the smaller waters this is a good place to be.
And the runoff is heavy this year. Yup, Montana has water. So the naysayers predicting doom for the Bighorn and Missouri Rivers have got it wrong. It's just not true.
If you're planning a trip to MT, this year should be a very good year. Especially if it keeps on raining and snowing on the high peaks. Come on over this year. The water is fine.
We hiked up in the Spanish Peaks area this past weekend. Spanish Creek was crystal clear, and you could see the cutthroat in the pools. They looked hungry. And they could definitely see upstream. Spanish Creek is a feeder stream for the blue-ribbon Gallatin River, one of our local favorites.
So just remember: if the big rivers are heavy with runoff and look like chocolate milk, don't worry. Be happy. And bring your small stream rod, because you're going to be plenty busy entertaining the fish.
