A Trico Resurgence on the MO this week - photo by Rudy Malmquist

A Trico Resurgence on the MO this week – photo by Rudy Malmquist

Feeling like summer again out there today with temperatures expected to reach the mid 80’s but a nice cooling trend on the way this week with highs in the low 60’s and some rain starting Monday night. Could be some great streamer days ahead!

The switch was flipped a couple of days ago and the traffic has returned to the Missouri. We enjoyed the break in the action but it’s nice to have some folks around again. The hustle and bustle has returned to WCA with busy lodging and a bunch of guide trips going out and the shop is alive again with anglers emptying the fly bins.

Good reports from all sections over the past few days with a major trico resurgence and pseudos, callibaetis, caddis and terrestrials all in the dry-fly mix. Double Zebras at the dam and a host of other sub-surface options working well. Streamers? Give em’ a try. Stop by and see us and we’ll do our best to get you set up with what you need.

The bugs are only part of the equation and while there are a bunch of different ways to skin that cat, there are a few ways not to skin it as well. We spend a lot of time explaining and demonstrating how to build and fish various Missouri River rigs and we never tire of it. There’s nothing like helping someone rig up and having them return to report that whatever it was we told them to do worked and got them into fish. The Missouri can be an extremely challenging and somewhat intimidating river and she’ll humble you time and again but we are happy to share our knowledge of the river with anyone who comes through the door. We welcome beginners and experts and everything in-between and there’s nothing we like better than helping to get people started in our awesome sport.

We’ve got a busy week ahead but there’s always room for more so give us a call and book your lodging and/or guide trips today.

Shop open 6:30 AM daily (Earlier than all the rest) for all of your Missouri River fly fishing needs. Shuttles, boats, bugs and much, much more.