Montana Fishing Report: Missouri River

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Date	15-May-12
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Conditions : Missouri River: The Missouri has been fishing, well, pretty much consistently since about the last time we can remember... Things are solid up here right now when the weather is good the below Craig section has been good with some March Browns, Baetis, caddis, and still seeing some fish eating midges, finding the risers in the slicks and having some patience will pay off if you want to poke around for feeders. The nymphing game is good, although switching it up from the hotbead game some and going to the more drab and subdued stuff, the TB Weight Fly doesn't look like much, but it slays trout up here. Mayfly patterns slim and slender and techy have been good as well - the whole glassbead mayfly series has been good.

Streamer bite is well, not much to report on as everyone has been way too concerned with the dry fly fishing, our advice, swing up some bright flashy stuff up there on a sink tip in runs and hang on - that Bling Minnow on a sinking tip can be deadly swung on the Mo.

The gong show up at Beaver creek is over.

Dries: Para Adams: 16-18-20, Lipstickbut BWO 16-18-20 Neversink Gnat Hi Vis: 16-18 Griffiths Gnat: 14-16 CDC Griffiths Gnat: 14-16 Hi Vis Midge Emerger: 16-18-20 One Hung Low Midge Emerger: 16-18 Skittering Z-Lon Midge: 16-18

Nymphs: Hogans S&M Nymph Rust: 16-18 Pink Ray Charles: 16-18 Pink Soft Hackle: 16-18 Scuds Tan and Gray: 16-18 San Juan Worm Red & Pink & Purple: 10 Mighty Mo Soft Hackle Pink: 16-18 UV Glass Bead PMD: 16-18 Bat Wing Emerger PMD: 16-18-20 IED Worm: 6-8 Wire Worm: 6 Bi Color San Juan Red/Brown: 10

Streamers: Bling Minnow Pearl, Gold: 6 T&A Bunker Whitefish, Rainbow: 2 Zonker White: 4-6 Jawbreaker White: 1/0-2 Home Invader White, Black: 2 Fathead White, Tan: 2

Reported by: Troutfitters