Missouri River, MT
Tillage
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 3:00pm to 7:00pm
- Best Fishing Time
- -
- Rating
- Great
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- 52.0°F
- Water Clarity
- Clear - 5'+ visibility
- Water Level
- 4050cfs
- User
- Dave Amman
Fish Caught
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 16" | #18 Gray Adams Parachute | |
| 6 | 15" | #18 Light Olive Blue-Winged Olive | |
| 8 | 15¼" |
Brown Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 15" | #18 Light Olive Blue-Winged Olive | |
| 6 | 15" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mostly Cloudy | X | X | |
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | X | |
| Wind | |||
| Very Light - <5 knots | X | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 52.0°F / 45.0°F
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 98% Full (Full)
Other Patterns Tried
- #18 Red Humpy
- #16 Dark Green Emergent Sparkle Pupa
- #20 Light Olive Blue-Winged Olive
Hatches
- 18 olive Blue-Winged Olive Ephemeroptera Baetis
- 8 rusty Fall Caddis Trichoptera Dicosmoecus
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
No fishing partners were saved with this outing.
Waypoints
No waypoints were saved with this outing.
Notes
Awesome pods feeding very boldly. I made casts of less than 20 feet and could not spook them. They were all over the cripple BWO's, which I had to emulate with a parachute Adams and parachute BWO fished wet in the film. 6X tippet made this a difficult game and I snapped off or lost most fish. Very much a finesse game, but worth every cast. Stock up on the cripples and the 6X, because they do not want the dry flies.
At this flow, the extensive bar at Tillage is now covered with about a foot of water. Substantially different due to higher flows (finally) this spring, shifting sediments. Not much moss at all this high up in the river.
Tried the river left bank at Sheep Creek bridge, but that's more of a summer hopper thing. Did hook up on streamers a few times, but lots of moss right now. Moving fast at this flow.