We have not characterised this dam's release, so this is a general cold-release figure and could be several degrees out in either direction. Treat it as a hint, not a reading, and check locally before you fish.
12pm(now) — Western Blue-Winged Olive
Peak activity at 11am — Western Blue-Winged Olive (Western Blue-Winged Olive, Peak emergence window)
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Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
The Sun comes off the Rocky Mountain Front below Gibson Dam and runs down toward Great Falls, and it's a river ruled by the irrigation calendar. The upper reaches below the dam hold good browns and rainbows in cold, clear water; the lower river gets sucked down for the farms come summer and isn't worth your time when it's low and warm. What the dam lets out is the hand you play. Fish the upper water in the cool months and watch the release before you make the drive.
The Sun comes off the Rocky Mountain Front below Gibson Dam and runs down toward Great Falls, and it's a river ruled by the irrigation calendar.
We have not characterised this dam's release, so this is a general cold-release figure and could be several degrees out in either direction. Treat it as a hint, not a reading, and check locally before you fish.
12pm(now) — Western Blue-Winged Olive
Peak activity at 11am — Western Blue-Winged Olive (Western Blue-Winged Olive, Peak emergence window)
Hatch predictions
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Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
The Sun comes off the Rocky Mountain Front below Gibson Dam and runs down toward Great Falls, and it's a river ruled by the irrigation calendar. The upper reaches below the dam hold good browns and rainbows in cold, clear water; the lower river gets sucked down for the farms come summer and isn't worth your time when it's low and warm. What the dam lets out is the hand you play. Fish the upper water in the cool months and watch the release before you make the drive.
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