Missouri River, Fort Benton — The river is running moss and will be until there is a good, hard frost. — Roberts Bait & Tackle, Great Falls.
Nelson Reservoir — Anglers can still put any size boat in at the state park. Water levels are low but are creeping up slowly. Try pulling bottom bouncers for 17- to 20-inch walleyes. Some perch were also caught, along with some smaller northerns. Target depths of 20 feet. — Hardware Hank, Malta.
Noxon Rapids Reservoir — Water temperature is 68 degrees. Fish are in their summer patters, located in 8 to 20 feet of water in deep weed beds. Bass are being caught at a variety of locations with south classics. Pike have been caught on spoons and large crank baits. Walleye are being caught on bottom bouncing rigs in 12 to 20 feet on the main lake. Perch and bluegill are also biting on the main lake on night crawlers. Trout are biting at the mouth of the feeder creeks on inland spinners — Lakeside Motel and Resort.
Pishkun Reservoir — Full, full. Northerns are biting a little bit. — Roberts Bait & Tackle, Great Falls.
Rock Creek (East) — The creek is running at 130 cfs this week with water temps in the low 60s in the mornings. The Hopper bite has been slowing. Anglers are fishing terrestrial patterns such as Ants and Beetles in the morning to afternoon. When trout stop looking at your terrestrials, Purple Haze (14-16) has been getting the job done. Small streamers have been great. Try Thin Mints and Grinches tossed into deep water or back eddies. Dries: Amy’s Ant-purple, Crystal Stimulator-yellow (12), Dave’s Callibaetis (14), Sparkle Dun (20), Trina’s Carnage Green Drake (12), Purple Craze (14). Nymphs: Tungsten Copper John-chartreuse (14), Tungsten Jig Hare’s Ears (16), JuJu Midge (18), MT Prince X-Mas (14), Trina’s BubbleBack Emerger BWO (18). Streamers: Thin Mints, Grinches, Slump Buster-rust (6), Thin Mint (10), Coffey’s Sparkle Minnow-light olive (6). — East Rosebud Fly Shop, Red Lodge.
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