Montana Fishing Report: Kootenai River

Kootenai rainbows are still responding to hoppers during the heat of the afternnoons but consistent dry fly fishing is concentrated during morning and evenings.  Conditions are still excellent.  Caddis and pmd adults and spinners on 6x will bring fish in slicks and tailouts.  Most rising fish are catchable and some nice thick fish are being found in skinny water sipping spent bugs.  Nymphing in fast riffles and runs is also producing fish throughout the day.  Don’t overlook beetles, ants and other out of the box fly choices.  Show them something different and don’t be afraid to fish big bugs in 6-8 feet of water.  You might be surprised