Missoula / Lincoln
Blackfoot River
Live Conditions
Blackfoot River — Near Bonner
7-Day Flow
↑ Rising
24-Hr Pressure
25.61 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌤️Partly cloudy
68° / 42°
Tomorrow
🌦️Drizzle
78° / 47°
0.01"
Fri
🌦️Drizzle
73° / 53°
0.09"
Sat
🌧️Rain
65° / 52°
0.31"
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
What should I fish today?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
9.4
Time of Day
Using: 1,450 CFS · 55.2°F · Hopper season continuing. BWOs returning
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Blackfoot River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Blackfoot River · September · Early Fall
🟢 Active now at 55.2°F water
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Hopper season continuing. BWOs returning (size 18-20). Cooling water, active cutthroat. Fall colors through the Blackfoot canyon spectacular.
🟢 Active · 🟡 Approaching · ⚪ Seasonal only
River Map
About Blackfoot River
The "river that runs through it" — Norman Maclean's home water. Classic boulder-and-pool freestone flowing from the Continental Divide near Lincoln to its confluence with the Clark Fork. Native Westslope Cutthroat, Bull Trout, browns, and rainbows.
Regulations
Bull trout federally protected — release immediately. Native Westslope Cutthroat catch-and-release in many stretches. Check current FWP regulations.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish Blackfoot River with more confidence.
Montana Fishing Regulations for Fly Anglers
Montana's Conservation License prerequisite and AIS pass, the third-Saturday-in-May to November 30 general stream season, blue-ribbon special regs on…
Trout Species of Montana
Montana's six salmonids and how to tell a harvestable brown from a release-required cutthroat or a protected bull trout. Missouri and Yellowstone…
Seasonal Guide to Montana Fly Fishing
Montana rivers are a completely different game each season — Salmonfly in late May, PMD and caddis in July, technical Trico on the Missouri in…