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Made my third annual four-day float on the Missouri out of Craig, Montana this week. Had a cold and was so miserable the first day I had to leave the drift boat after half a day. We had to re-find the fish every day, as they lowered the flow out of Holter Dam every day from 11,100 cfs to 8,100 the first day, and then down more each day until it was only 6,000 cfs the fourth day. Runs that were packed with fish one day were barren the next.

We still caught upwards of 30 fish a day, which is good but not exceptional. But all but a few were 16"+ running to 21" My fishing partner caught the big fish of the trip, a 23" 'bow that probably ran six pounds as it was massively girthy. Here are some of mine: