Fishing Report - December 2nd, 2024
Flathead River
[Kalispell + Whitefish + Bigfork + Columbia Falls]
Kalispell + Whitefish + Bigfork + Columbia Falls
Flathead River
Ok, big game season is officially over. It’s one of our favorite times of year but always kinda nice when it’s over… Going hard in the mountains for 5-6 weeks straight is such a privilege.. but also exhausting!
We decided to hit the river today to get a feel for her since we have been absent. We were pleased to find fish in the winter water. The go-to deep slow runs had what we were looking for ...lots of fish willing to bite our moderately well-placed drifts.
A size 16 hares ear with a pink translucent tungsten bead was the breadwinner today… and I expect that fly will produce fairly consistently through this winter.
We were really deep today — 11ft 2 bbs.
I am not sure I’m that was completely necessary… but we weren’t ticking bottom.. it seemed nonexistent so naturally, what do I do… longer, deeper!! And boom.. fish on!!
