Missouri River, MT

Tillage

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Outing Information

Date
Start/End Time
2:00pm to 6:00pm
Best Fishing Time
-
Rating
Good
Classification
Public
Water Temp
-
Water Clarity
Clear - 5'+ visibility
Water Level
3710cfs
User
Dave Amman

Fish Caught

Rainbow Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
3 8" #18 Silver Lightening Bug
1 17" #18 Silver Lightening Bug
4 10¼"
Total: 4 fish Top Patterns: Lightening Bug (4)

Weather

SkiesMorningAfternoonEvening
Mostly Cloudy X X
Precipitation
None X X
Wind
Very Light - <5 knots X X
Air Temp High/Low
60.0°F / -
Wind Direction
-
Weather Front
-
Barometer
-
Moon Phase
7% Full (Waxing crescent)

Other Patterns Tried

  • #18 Gray Adams Parachute

Hatches

  • 18 Blue-Winged Olive Ephemeroptera Baetis
  • 22 gray Midge Diptera
  • 14 tan ? Unidentified Caddisfly Trichoptera unknown

Insect Seining

No seining information for this outing.

Fishing Partners

T-Bone

Waypoints

No waypoints were saved with this outing.

Notes

Sporadic blue winged olives and very occasional caddis. Fish were on the substantial midge hatches today and the small nymph dropper was working. I used the Lightening Bug and RS2 but needed smaller sizes (and more of them). T-Bone used smaller Zebra and fared better. I need to sit down at the bench and tie a few dozen small nymphs, as well as #4 Elvis Buggers heading into November.

Landed 4 fish and snapped off at least another 5. Missed or lost a few others. Should have gone 5X (4X?) for the dropper and used my 4wt rod.