Notes From Downstream
A Montana Fly Fishing Blog
November 2019 Montana Fly Fishing Forecast
November Fly Fishing Overview The winds of winter are in the air as we move into the home stretch of the 2019 Montana fly fishing season. And what a season it has been. Our anglers have enjoyed some of the best dry fly fishing in recent memory on their Montana fly...
Bozeman, MT Fly Fishing Report 10/17/19
Bozeman Fly Fishing Overview It’s middle of October in Bozeman, MT: fall is in the air, our rivers are quiet, and the fly fishing has been great. Great fly fishing doesn’t necessarily translate into easy fly fishing every day, in all conditions, but when conditions...
Now Booking 2020 Montana Fly Fishing Trips
2020 Montana Fly Fishing Trips As we move into the home stretch of the 2019 Montana fly fishing season we can't help but reflect on what a great season it has been and look forward to what a great season 2020 is sure to be. Most of our long time anglers have already...
Bozeman, MT Fly Fishing Report 10/7/19
Bozeman Fly Fishing Overview Our Montana fly fishing guides and anglers on the water have seen a little bit of everything since our last report: snow, sunshine, more snow, fall colors, and lots of rising trout. We had a historic early season winter storm move through...
October 2019 Montana Fly Fishing Forecast
It’s going to be a good one folks. Looking forward into October our Montana fly fishing guides are excited for what’s to come. We have had a taste of winter with all-time early season snow storms moving through Montana, but looks like classic fall weather will be back...
Bozeman, MT Fly Fishing Report 9/15/19
Bozeman, Montana Fly Fishing Overview Fall is in the air in Bozeman, MT and our Montana fly fishing guides and anglers have been enjoying great fly fishing on a daily basis. We’ve received our first taste of cooler and wetter weather over the past week and were...
September 2019 Montana Fly Fishing Forecast
September 2019 Montana Fly Fishing Forecast Fall is in the air and we are looking forward to a great September full of fly fishing. 2019 has been the year of the hopper with some of the best hopper fishing in recent years. The bite should continue on through the...
August 2019 Montana Fly Fishing Forecast
August 2019 Montana Fly Fishing Forecast Great days on the river have kept us busy with anglers and away from the computer, but the fly fishing has been great so far in August 2019 all across Montana and looks to remain the same through the end of the months. Hoppers,...
8/19/19 Bozeman, MT Fly Fishing Report
Bozeman Fly Fishing Overview Flows are solid, water is cold, and the fly fishing has been great in Bozeman, MT this August. Dry flies have been king on all of our local rivers with hoppers and stoneflies producing some of the largest average size fish we have...
Bozeman, MT Fly Fishing Report 7/4/19
Bozeman Fly Fishing Summary Happy Independence Day! The 4th of July is a big deal in Montana. Rodeos rule in small towns, parades in bigger, and a good ol' time of it everywhere. Our larger rivers may be crowded but it's a holiday weekend after all, and everyone is...
July 2019 Montana Fly Fishing Forecast
July 2019 Fly Fishing in Montana Better late than never. The excellent fly fishing our anglers and Montana fly fishing guides have been enjoying as of late has been keeping us plenty busy on the water and away from the computer. July is here and with it comes some of...
Bozeman, MT Fly Fishing Report 6/20/19
Bozeman Fly Fishing Summary June is one of our favorite months of the year to be an angler in Bozeman, MT. Dry fly fishing on the Missouri River and Paradise Valley Spring Creeks is great with PMDs, Caddis, and ants keeping our trout looking up. Dropping flows on the...