Craig / Cascade
Missouri River
Live Conditions
Missouri River — Near Toston
7-Day Flow
↑ Rising
24-Hr Pressure
26.37 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌦️Drizzle
39° / 35°
0.21"
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
49° / 35°
Tue
☁️Overcast
52° / 35°
Wed
☁️Overcast
50° / 38°
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.
8.6
Time of Day
Using: 3,950 CFS · 44.2°F · Midges dominant
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Missouri River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Missouri River · November · Late Fall
🟢 Active now at 44.2°F water
🟡 Approaching — within 5°F of trigger range
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Midges dominant (size 20-24). BWOs on mild afternoons. Streamer fishing peak — brown trout spawn. RESPECT REDDS. Tailwater stays open while Montana freezes around it.
🟢 Active · 🟡 Approaching · ⚪ Seasonal only
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About Missouri River
Big-water tailwater below Holter Dam — Montana's most consistent year-round fishery for trophy rainbows and browns. Stable flows, prolific hatches, and miles of wadeable riffles between Craig and Cascade.
Regulations
Catch-and-release only in the wild trout section below Holter Dam, with artificial lures only in designated stretches. Montana fishing license required. Verify current regs at fwp.mt.gov before fishing.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish Missouri 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…