Montana Fish Report

Very little pressure from anglers on the river this week. Most are finding better things to do with the less than desirable conditions. Big tides combined huge masses of Hyacinth clogging water ways making things extremely tough on boaters in many areas. The lack of run-off also has made for some really clear water and tough biteThe best place to score a striped bass or sturgeon seems to be below Decker Island in the area of the Power Lines at Light 14 and the Red Barn, where boaters anchor and use threadfin shad or sardine filets. Small stripes and occasionally, a 10-pounder is caught.

Take plenty of bait because the river water is so salty because of the lack of runoff that flounder have shown up throughout the area.

Courtesy of Dan Mathisen Outdoors