Blackfoot River
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25-Jun-22
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Conditions
: Blackfoot River: The Blackfoot is dropping and slowly clearing up. There are lots of Salmonflies in the middle river right now and should be heading up to the upper river over the weekend. A few dry fly eats a day with most fish eating the nymph right now, but should keep getting better. A big Salmonfly dry like a Rootbeer Chubby, Royal Chubby, Cat Puke, Henrys Fork, Supa Gee or Morrishs Fluttering Stone with a Black Rubberlegs, Zonker, Zirdle, Bitch Creek or Squirdle underneath it is the way to go. Fish tight to the willows and the inside bends where the water slows down. Nymphing a slop rig with a Sparkle Minnow, Zirdle, Zonker with a San Juan off the back is another good way to get them in this colored-up water. Reported by: The Grizzly Hackle |
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About: -
Fishing the Blackfoot: The Blackfoot is an excellent fishery for rainbow,
cutbows, browns and mountain whitefish throughout its length. Good fishing on
the Blackfoot fishing starts around the River Junction Campground. (more on the Blackfoot River & access information)
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- Brook Trout
- Mountain Whitefish
- Rainbow Trout
- Westslope Cutthroat Trout
- Brown Trout
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- Exceptions
to Standard Regulations
- Entire River And Tributaries Except The
Clearwater River
- Combined Trout: 3 daily and in possession,
no rainbow trout over 12 inches, any size brown trout. (See Clearwater
River Drainage for exception.)
- Catch-and-release for cutthroat trout.
- Artificial lures only within 100-yard
radius of the mouths of Belmont Creek, Gold Creek, Monture Creek and North
Fork Blackfoot River.
- Landers Fork Mouth To Stimson Lumber Dam
(Milltown Reservoir)
- Catch-and-release for brook trout. (This
regulation is a result of bull trout being misidentified and harvested as
brook trout. Brook trout are very rare in this section of river whereas
bull trout are common.)
- Mainstem Only
- Extended season for northern pike and
whitefish and catch-and-release for trout open December 1 to third
Saturday in May with artificial lures and/or maggots only. Tributaries are
closed to fishing.
- Stimson Lumber Dam Downstream To Milltown
Reservoir (Clark Fork River)
- Northern pike: no limit
- Extended season for northern pike from
December 1 to third Saturday in May, with artificial lures only.
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