Waters · United States
Blackfoot River (Bonner) fishing report
Updated Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
A recovered river — decades of mine-waste cleanup and tributary restoration brought the Blackfoot back from near-collapse. Big attractor dries still work here in a way they no longer do on busier water.
Today's report: fair (46/100)
Rainbow Trout is the most promising species on Blackfoot River (Bonner) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 16.8°C (62°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge Blackfoot River near Bonner MT shows the water level steady (0 cm/24h).
Blackfoot River (Bonner) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 16.8°C (62°F)
- Discharge: 18.2 m³/s (643 cfs) — down 0% over 24 hours
- Level trend: steady
Measured at gauge Blackfoot River near Bonner MT · reading 33 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 44/100
- 11:00–13:00 local time — score 41/100
- 19:00–21:00 local time — score 40/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Tuesday 25 Aug | Wednesday 26 Aug | Thursday 27 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 46 — fair | 40 — fair | 43 — fair |
| Brown Trout | 45 — fair | 36 — poor | 42 — fair |
| Brook trout | 41 — fair | 41 — fair | 42 — fair |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Blackfoot River (Bonner) rating:
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- light: helping (+0.85)
- river flow: helping (+0.85)
- water temperature: helping (+0.67)
Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:02:32 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge Blackfoot River near Bonner MT · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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