Clark Fork River Fishing Report
Our Clark Fork River fishing report comes to you straight from our boats on the river. We are on the Clark Fork River fly fishing daily during the season and know what’s happening. For the most successful tips, techniques, and fly selections, check back often for our up-to-date Clark Fork River fishing report.
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August 6, 2025
CURRENT REPORT
Hoot owl restrictions (fishing prohibited 2:00 p.m. to midnight) are in effect for the upper Clark Fork River - from the Clark Fork's origin at the confluence of Warm Springs Creek and Silver Bow Creek to the mouth of the Blackfoot River starting July 11.
Your best fishing on the Clark Fork now is early in the day, with warmer temperatures in the afternoon turning the bite off. Focus on the deeper, quicker water as the day warms up. Best fishing on the Clark Fork will be done dry-dropper fishing. Start with a big foam hopper or stonefly on top. We like Chubby Chernobyls, Sweetgrass Hoppers, Henneberry Hoppers and Water Walkers. Subsurface, fish a TJ Hooker, Pats RL, Jig Squirdle, Spanish Bullet or Frenchie. Fish will be congregated in the quicker riffles in the current conditions. Twitching a nocturnal stone early in the morning has produced some explosive eats!
Keep your eyes peeled for fish keyed in on small dries in the morning. PMDs starting to wane, tricos slowly starting to replace them. We will start to see more big rainbows podded-up sipping these pesky little dries early in the morning this month. For trico dries, we like the Twiggy, Sparkle Flag, Two-wing Spinner and Trico Cluster. Caddis dries like X-Caddis, Trans. Emergers and Body Double caddis getting them also getting 'em.
Streamer fishing is a great option in beteween hatches. Sparkle Minnows, Kreelex, Mason's Juniors all getting chased in quick water.
Looking Forward
Terrerstrial fishing only going to get better in the Missoula area!
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Clark Fork RIVER Conditions
Know before you go! Understand current Blackfoot River flows and conditions before hitting the water.
Clark Fork RIVER FLOWS
Clark Fork RIVER Temperature
Clark Fork Valley WEATHER
See the Clark Fork River fishing reports weather forecast for the next 7-days. For more information on the forecast or detailed weather data, please visit NOAA Weather Data - Missoula, Montana.
