Cameron Lawrence 4/30/26 Cameron Lawrence 4/30/26

Madison River Fishing Report, April 30, 2026

Clear early-season water and steady 665 cfs flows; a double nymph rig is the most productive setup, with BWOs spreading and Mother’s Day caddis building on the lower river.

Cameron Lawrence 4/30/26 Cameron Lawrence 4/30/26

Blackfoot River Fishing Report, April 30, 2026

Spring is settling in on the four Missoula-area rivers. Flows have come off the early-week peak and are starting to drop and clear, but every river is still running high.

Cameron Lawrence 4/30/26 Cameron Lawrence 4/30/26

Bitterroot River Fishing Report, April 30, 2026

Spring is settling in on the four Missoula-area rivers. Flows have come off the early-week peak and are starting to drop and clear, but every river is still running high.

Cameron Lawrence 4/30/26 Cameron Lawrence 4/30/26

Clark Fork River Fishing Report, April 30, 2026

Spring is settling in on the four Missoula-area rivers. Flows have come off the early-week peak and are starting to drop and clear, but every river is still running high.

Cameron Lawrence 4/29/26 Cameron Lawrence 4/29/26

Missouri River Fishing Report, April 29, 2026

The Missouri is settling into a textbook spring rhythm, and the fish picture has flipped from post-spawn sluggish to actively eating. BWOs are the headline hatch on a daily mid-afternoon window, with midges all day and March Browns and caddis building.

Cameron Lawrence 4/29/26 Cameron Lawrence 4/29/26

Madison River Fishing Report, April 29, 2026

A strong spring continues on the Upper Madison with pinned Hebgen flows and BWOs finally arriving up high; nymphing leads, and early lower-river caddis points to a good Mother’s Day.

Cameron Lawrence 4/28/26 Cameron Lawrence 4/28/26

Clark Fork River Fishing Report, April 28, 2026

Western Montana is in classic late-April spring transition: high but generally fishable flows, water temps still cold (41–48F), and the dry-fly window opening up day-by-day on the Bitterroot, Clark Fork, and Rock Creek behind Skwalas, March Browns, and BWOs.

Cameron Lawrence 4/28/26 Cameron Lawrence 4/28/26

Bitterroot River Fishing Report, April 28, 2026

Western Montana is in classic late-April spring transition: high but generally fishable flows, water temps still cold (41–48F), and the dry-fly window opening up day-by-day on the Bitterroot, Clark Fork, and Rock Creek behind Skwalas, March Browns, and BWOs.

Cameron Lawrence 4/28/26 Cameron Lawrence 4/28/26

Rock Creek Fishing Report, April 28, 2026

Western Montana is in classic late-April spring transition: high but generally fishable flows, water temps still cold (41–48F), and the dry-fly window opening up day-by-day on the Bitterroot, Clark Fork, and Rock Creek behind Skwalas, March Browns, and BWOs.

Cameron Lawrence 4/28/26 Cameron Lawrence 4/28/26

Blackfoot River Fishing Report, April 28, 2026

Western Montana is in classic late-April spring transition: high but generally fishable flows, water temps still cold (41-48F), and the dry-fly window opening up day-by-day on the Bitterroot, Clark Fork, and Rock Creek behind Skwalas, March Browns, and BWOs.