Blackfoot River
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08-Aug-24
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: Blackfoot River: The Blackfoot is fishing good and the lower temps are helping out quite a bit. There are a few Spruce Moths still out there and fish looking for them, but for the most part we are using Hopper or Nocturnal Stones with a dropper. There are Tricos in spots, but just the smaller fish are eating them right now. Youll see those come more into play as the month moves on. Right now stick with a terrestrial or nocturnal stone and drop a Perdigon, Spanish Bullet, Rubberlegs or San Juan off the back. If you just want to fish dries
attractor dries like Stimis, Royal Wulffs, P-Hazes or Adams are a great call. Dont rule out throwing Ants or Beetles either. Reported by: The Grizzly Hackle |
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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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