Missoula / Lincoln
Blackfoot River
Live Conditions
Blackfoot River — Near Bonner
7-Day Flow
→ Stable
24-Hr Pressure
25.69 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☁️Overcast
61° / 42°
Tomorrow
🌤️Mainly clear
55° / 35°
Wed
☁️Overcast
66° / 34°
Thu
🌦️Drizzle
65° / 46°
0.02"
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?
One call. Specific to today's exact conditions on the Blackfoot River.
6.8
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Blackfoot River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Blackfoot River · May · Late Spring
🟢 Active now at 50.4°F water
🟡 Approaching — within 5°F of trigger range
Select month
⚠ Runoff season — check live gauge before driving
RUNOFF SEASON — Continental Divide snowmelt pushes flows hard. SALMONFLIES (size 4-6) starting late month when flows allow. Plan for late June onward.
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.