Blackfoot River, MT

russel gates to river bend (16miles)

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Outing Information

Date
Start/End Time
10:30 to 8:00
Best Fishing Time
10:30 to 12:00
Rating
Good
Classification
Public
Water Temp
62.0°F
Water Clarity
Clear - 5'+ visibility
Water Level
1490 near bonner
User
Troy Blandford

Fish Caught

Rainbow Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
2 8" #8 Yellow Golden Stone
1 12" #14 Green Copper John
3 9.33"

Brown Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
2 8" #8 Yellow Golden Stone
2 10" #14 Green Copper John
4 9"

Cutthroat Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
3 8" Golden Stone
1 15" #12 Purple Haze
1 12" #14 Pearl Lightening Bug
5 10.2"
Total: 12 fish Top Patterns: Golden Stone (7) Copper John (3) Lightening Bug (1)

Weather

SkiesMorningAfternoonEvening
Mostly Sunny X X
Mostly Cloudy X
Precipitation
Wind
Very Light - <5 knots X X
Medium - 10 to 15 knots X X
Air Temp High/Low
- / -
Wind Direction
-
Weather Front
-
Barometer
-
Moon Phase
71% Full (Waning gibbous)

Other Patterns Tried

No other pattern information for this outing.

Hatches

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Insect Seining

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Fishing Partners

Marcus Sadak
Matt Norberg

Waypoints

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Tides

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Notes

Long float. Good dry fly action, but mostly small fish. Had lots of dink fish hits. There were still some salmonflies flying around and some golden stones....Big dry fly patterns got splashes but few solid takes (fish were too small to hook with big fly). Dry and a dropper worked great.