With most of the Flathead River System blown out, the fishing has been pretty absent. High river levels and a complete lack of visibility has created a lot of time at the vise. Fellow guide Adam Pate and I decided to see what the South Fork had going on since it is dam released. We were treated to a beautiful float but the dam was releasing a lot of water so the fishing was still tough.
Using girdle bugs and a variety of worm patterns seemed to work well. The fish we found were sitting in the slow water and no fish were found or seen in the main current. I imagine most stonefly nymph patterns would work with enough patience and streamers might produce an aggressive cutthroat or a hungry lake trout. When the sun came out some fish started to rise but very infrequently and most were dinks. Small mayfly and midge patterns should show results.
I think the the South Fork is the way to go until we get some drier days and colder nights.
The Blackfeet lakes have been fishing well using scud patterns in a variety of colors under a bobber. Slow stripping seems to work best.
Cheers
Above is a video Adam thew together from out first trip down the South Fork this year.
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