Missouri River, MT

below craig

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Outing Information

Date
Start/End Time
2:00 to 6:00
Best Fishing Time
3:00 to 4:00
Rating
Good
Classification
Public
Water Temp
49.0°F
Water Clarity
Clear - 5'+ visibility
Water Level
3750 below holte
User
Troy Blandford

Fish Caught

Rainbow Trout

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
1 15" #18 Black Zebra Midge
1 16" #16 Orange Buzzball
1 15" Dark Brown RS2
3 15.33"

Mountain Whitefish

Caught Avg Size Pattern Optional Fields
2 15" #18 Mirage Midge
1 15" #16 Orange Buzzball
1 15" Dark Brown RS2
1 15" #18 Black Zebra Midge
5 15"
Total: 8 fish Top Patterns: Mirage Midge (2) RS2 (2) Buzzball (2)

Weather

SkiesMorningAfternoonEvening
Mostly Cloudy X X
Precipitation
None X X
Wind
Very Light - <5 knots X
Light - 5 to 10 knots X
Air Temp High/Low
- / -
Wind Direction
-
Weather Front
-
Barometer
-
Moon Phase
7% Full (Waxing crescent)

Other Patterns Tried

No other pattern information for this outing.

Hatches

No hatch information for this outing.

Insect Seining

No seining information for this outing.

Fishing Partners

Dave Amman

Waypoints

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Tides

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Notes

Some BWOs and a few caddis. Small nymph dropped about a foot behind a small buzzball seemed to work. The dry worked occasionally but most fish were on the dropper. Most of my nymphs (16s) were a little too big....18-20s were needed.

Lost several other fish.

Stomach pump revealed mostly midges, a few bwo nymphs, and a sow bug. Zebra midge worked well...think a zebra midge tied with an emerger wing would have knocked them dead b/c it would have looked like both the midge and the bwo....think an RS2, in the right size, would have worked great...the one I was using was a size or two too big.