Missouri River Fly Fishing Report - November 8, 2026

Fly Fishing Report

MISSOURI RIVER

Report
NOV 8 — 15, 2026
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Flow
2550CFS
Missouri River bl Holter Dam nr Wolf Cr MT
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Water Temp
49.5°F
Updated 2026-11-07
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Weather
38–53°F
Mostly Cloudy
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Clarity
Clear
Check post-storm
Flow is running 2,550 cfs below Holter Dam with water temps at 49.5°F — classic late-fall conditions that push fish into slower seams and prime the river for Blue Wing Olive hatches midday. Clarity is excellent, so drop to fine tippet and keep your presentations clean.
Best Time Window
  • 8 AM - 10 AM: Short-leash nymphing in slow tailouts and gravel-bar edges before the wind builds; midge and early BWO nymph patterns shine.
  • 11 AM - 2 PM: Prime BWO hatch window — watch for rising fish in flat, glassy water and switch to dry flies or emergers as the hatch peaks.
  • 4 PM - Dusk: Streamer hour along deep channel edges and undercut banks; slow, deliberate retrieves with a sculpin or jig bugger before light fails.
Guide's Tip
From the benchWith 49.5°F water and a south wind gusting to 37 mph overnight into Sunday morning, fish will be sluggish early — focus your first hours on short-leash nymphing in slow, shallow tailouts with a Perdigon as your point fly and a small BWO nymph 12–14 inches above it, keeping the whole rig 0–2 feet deep. As temps climb toward the 53°F afternoon high and the wind backs off slightly, watch for BWO spinners and duns in the flat water between 11 AM and 2 PM — that's your dry-fly window, and it can be exceptional on the Mo in November. For streamers, target the deep channel edges and undercut banks in the first and last 30 minutes of fishable light with a slow, bottom-hugging retrieve; cold-water browns are not chasing, so put the fly right on their nose.
Main Species
Brown Trout
Rainbow Trout
Mountain Whitefish
Report generated November 8, 2026 — Next update: November 15, 2026