Montana Fish Report
The Smith is low and clear, but that is about to change
by Kenny Priest
11-30-2023
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The Smith is low and clear, but that is about to change. With rain in the forecast beginning Thursday, the Smith will see a pretty good rise starting Friday night. If the rain falls as planned, flows could hit 12,700 cfs at Jed Smith by Monday morning. Conditions could be about perfect by Tuesday. As of Thursday morning, flows were 855 cfs on the Jed Smith gauge. Minimum flow: 600 cfs at the Jedediah Smith State Park gauging station.
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