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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:

Looks like a great time Rocky and one of the things I miss are the WV mountain streams back home.

Nice Rocky.

That reminds me of fishing the Sacramento river. The flows you mentioned are about the same as the Sac below Redding.

Very very nice Rocky. I need to get back out there with you.

What were the hatches like?

Great time there. Zoom in real close of some of those fish next time out.

Here's a brownie I caught with unusually large spots. Our guide was very insistent about not keeping fish out of the water for long, so there was no time to pose fish for better closeups. A snap or two and he released them.

Nice. Congrats on a great trip.

Nice browns there. Sort of a scarce commodity for us in this neighborhood. Keep the photos coming please.

Sounds like you had a awesome time besides that cold. Summer colds are nasty. Thanks for the pics.

Looks and sounds like Heaven!

A nice brown on a stretch of the Missouri above Craig...

If that's a peregrine nesting pole, I know perdamnzackly where that is!

Next time you are through, get in touch and we can catch some big fish...