Fishing Reports
Frontier Anglers is the best spot in the area to learn about what's hatching, and what's catching. Stop into our fly shop in Dillon to get the most up-to-date information from the people out there fishing the area rivers every day. Below are the latest write-ups on the action we're seeing, and you can always get more information on fishing the Big Hole River and fishing the Beaverhead River on our site or by calling the shop at 406.683.5276.
August 9, 2026
Smokey, with a Side of Grasshoppers While the landscape looks apocalyptic and it isn’t extremely healthy to be inhaling the smoke filled air, the fishing is good with the prospects of it becoming excellent by the end of the week. ...
July 27, 2026
Cool, Clear Water Continues on the Beaverhead The water flowing from Clark Canyon is still cool and clear. Fishing near the dam seems to be in a consistent pattern of fishing better towards mid morning. PMDs are still hatching, with ...
July 17, 2026
PMDs and Clear Water Continue on the Beaverhead Clear water and a steady PMD hatch have the Beaverhead fishing well. Releases of about 550 cfs from Clark Canyon Reservoir have been stable for a few days and the fishing has ...
July 7, 2026
Flows are Coming Up on the Beaverhead The irrigators reduced flows from Clark Canyon Reservoir to 100 cfs leaving many of us scratching our heads. It made float fishing difficult, but was an advantage for wade fishing anglers. The flow ...
June 21,
The PMD Hatch on the Beaverhead is Underway Every day that passes has the fish on the Beaverhead locking in a little more on the river’s most important hatch of the summer. There also some very nice fish eating dries ...
June 14, 2026
The PMDs are starting on the Beaverhead! While the hatch hasn’t hit its stride yet, fish on the upper river are starting to eat some PMD nymphs. We are seeing a few adults every day, and the fish are eating ...