Missoula / Hamilton
Bitterroot River
Live Conditions
Bitterroot River — Near Darby
7-Day Flow
↑ Rising
24-Hr Pressure
26.36 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☁️Overcast
69° / 44°
Tomorrow
🌤️Partly cloudy
62° / 38°
Wed
☁️Overcast
71° / 37°
Thu
☁️Overcast
70° / 50°
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
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One call. Specific to today's exact conditions on the Bitterroot River.
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What should I pack?
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🪰 Hatch Calendar
Bitterroot River · May · Late Spring
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⚠ Runoff season — check live gauge before driving
RUNOFF SEASON building — Bitterroot Range snowmelt pushes flows hard. BWOs and Caddis (size 14-16) early month before peak. Plan for late June onward.
River Map
About Bitterroot River
Classic western Montana freestone flowing north from the Bitterroot Range to its confluence with the Clark Fork in Missoula. Famous for the early-season Skwala stonefly hatch and a beloved local Salmonfly emergence.