Little Missouri Fly Fishing

 Here are some texts I received from Mrs Graham when I texted her and asked if they had stocked here lately. That was on Wednesday.

""Thanks, Mike. Yes, River Ridge was stocked Tuesday and Hinds Bluff was stocked yesterday. ""

""AP was stocked last Friday. They plan to stock the remaining Narrows sites soon. The hatchery also has extra fish, so they expect all sites and AP will get an extra 1000 fish each later this month.  ""

Looks to me like it's setting up to be one of the best years on this river in the past few years.
When I asked where she got EXTRA fish with all the hatchery problems here's her response: 

""They aren't "extra", per se. When the Jim Collins Net Pen gets fish each year, they expect a certain amount of "loss" (some fish will die before being stocked). This year, the conditions were great and they lost next to nothing, so those fish that didn't die are now available for stocking. ""

""All the fish you are getting this year started at Greers Ferry, then transferred to Jim Collins at 9 inches average in December. None from Spring River at all. ""

It's nice to have someone with the AGFC that will supply us with information. THANK YOU CHRISTIE!!

Grateful to hear.
Maybe Albert Pike got some also.

I fished today for first time since last Friday. I caught some really nice fat fish at RR and HB, so I'm convinced they stocked in the past few days. Don't know if they stocked all sites, but they did those two!! 

The water is still really muddy from all the rain we got. Got 7 inches in one day, 3 inches of it in one hour!!  The river was rolling!!  I'm sure that scattered the fish. Also they ran one generator yesterday evening and they have generation schedule for the next two days. That will scatter the trout some more. Fishing should be really good the next week or so.

Just when I brag on the Corp about keeping with SWEPCO schedule, they don't!!  At 6:30 this morning when I arose I looked out my window to a full (I'd say all three generators) river of water. Wasn't on schedule but here it is.

Fishing has really slowed since last stocking the first part of this month. Water temp, clarity, and health is in really good shape.

NEVERMIND, checked schedule and they posted it after they started generating. It's up now at 9:00am.

Wonder if they plan to stock again up there.  In the past they've done their last stocking at Pike in late March.  Great place to fish if the river level is right and reminds one of western mountain rivers.

No, fish Albert Pike Thursday with no luck at all, there were 3 of us up there.
Love Albert Pike.

Does that include Albert Pike?

Will the ALTO Fly Tyers is in the books,Feb 6,7 and 8th we had a big turn out all 3 days. The AGFC blessed use with a big stocking of trout on all 5 locations on the little Missouri and the fly fishing was outstanding. The to 4H of Murfreesboro for cooking breakfast for use Saturday morning.
We also would like to think the city of Murfreesboro for making this possible to have are 3 annual Home water ALTO Fly Tyers as great as it was and the Food truck for fantastic food.

Very helpful indeed and for so much more river and fish info! 
Thank you sir!

Have just been advised that 4960 fish were spread over all 5 stocking sites on the Lower Little Missouri River. Thank you again Christy Graham. This will be a huge plus for the upcoming trout festival this weekend. Glad I could get this done just before the festival!🤣🤣🤣🤣🥴.

The water temperature is 48 degrees over the entire river, the clarity is excellent and the bottom has cleaned up really well. The river is in best shape it's been in a good while! 

If you haven't noticed, the Corp seems to be sticking to the generation schedule that is again being posted on the SWEPCO site, therefore I have quit posting any generation information. Hope it was helpful to you while things were so hectic. There is still a little work being done on the dam but I think the repairs are close to completion.