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Missouri River, Montana
Missouri River Fly Fishing Report
Latest Missouri River conditions, hatch notes, wadeability, best fishing windows, and recommended flies. Reports are updated from current official gauge and weather data when useful, with dated archive links below.
Latest report: May 25, 2026
Missouri River Fishing Report: May 25, 2026
Missouri River is good today with 3,050 cfs at 7:45 am, a falling flow trend, and a best window of late morning through afternoon, with clouds extending the window.
- Status
- good
- Best window
- Late morning through afternoon, with clouds extending the window
- Best methods
- nymphs, dry flies
- Wadeability
- good
Latest official sources checked: USGS Water Data, National Weather Service.
Recent reports
7 dated Missouri River reports, newest first.
May 25, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri RiverMissouri River, MontanaMissouri River is good today with 3,050 cfs at 7:45 am, a falling flow trend, and a best window of late morning through afternoon, with clouds extending the window. | Late morning through afternoon, with clouds extending the window | nymphs, dry flies | good | good | Read report |
May 21, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri RiverMissouri River, MontanaMissouri River is tough today with 3,230 cfs at the primary gauge and morning, then adjust around showers, storms, and wind as the best window. | Morning, then adjust around showers, storms, and wind | nymphs, dry flies, streamers | limited | tough | Read report |
May 20, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri RiverMissouri River, MontanaMissouri River is fair today with 3,230 cfs at the primary gauge and morning, then watch storms and showers as the best window. | Morning, then watch storms and showers | nymphs, dry flies, streamers | good | fair | Read report |
May 19, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri River near CraigMissouri River, MontanaMissouri River near Craig is in a useful fishing window today. | Late morning into evening | nymphs, dry flies, streamers | good | good | Read report |
May 18, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri River near CraigMissouri River, MontanaMissouri River near Craig is in a useful fishing window today. | Late afternoon into evening | nymphs, dry flies, streamers | good | good | Read report |