May 12

The water at the confluence continues to rise at an incredible rate.  In the past 2 ½ days the Yellowstone has come up 8 ft and the Missouri 2 ft.  This is reaching a historic level.  Be careful when you’re out, as there is much for debris coming down river.  Wednesday, 31 paddlefish came in including Jesse’s 29 and Levi’s 27 pound males.   As they would tell you, nothing beats the experience of landing one for your first time! It was also a great thrill for me because they are my kids. Way to go guys!  The largest fish of the day was an 82 pound female bringing our grand total to 600.  Only 400 fish to go, so get on out here, the weather is supposed to be great today.