GREAT FALLS SHOP REPORT
DENVER RATHBUN
Run-off wasn’t quite the torrent we’d
been expecting this year and most of our
local streams and rivers were back into
shape by early June. In fact, it looks like
we’re going to have better than average
dry fly fishing this summer on the
Missouri due to some new management
policies on our upstream reservoirs.
According to a Bureau of Reclamation’s River and Reservoir
Operations report from June 11th; we can expect some very
consistent flows on the Missouri through the end of the
year.* The warm, weedy mess that was clogging the river by
this time last year might be avoided altogether!
With that being said, fill your boxes with pmd’s, caddis, and
terrestrials and head to the river to hone your skills.
THIS PAGE: Photo by Joe O’Brien
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*This report and other pertinent river data can be found
online at www.usbr.gov.