Waters · United States
Missouri River (Craig) fishing report
Updated Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
Below Holter Dam the Missouri is a giant spring creek — thirty miles of even, cold, weed-rich tailwater carrying more catchable trout per mile than anywhere else in Montana. Releases, not rain, set the level.
Today's report: fair (47/100)
Rainbow Trout is the most promising species on Missouri River (Craig) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 17.7°C (64°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge Missouri River bl Holter Dam nr Wolf Cr MT shows the water level falling (2 cm/24h).
Missouri River (Craig) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 17.7°C (64°F)
- Discharge: 98.5 m³/s (3,479 cfs) — down 3% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (2 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge Missouri River bl Holter Dam nr Wolf Cr MT · reading 22 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 46/100
- 11:00–13:00 local time — score 41/100
- 19:00–21:00 local time — score 39/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Tuesday 25 Aug | Wednesday 26 Aug | Thursday 27 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 47 — fair | 41 — fair | 40 — poor |
| Brown Trout | 45 — fair | 37 — poor | 38 — poor |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Missouri River (Craig) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- light: helping (+0.85)
- river flow: helping (+0.85)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.65)
Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:07:00 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge Missouri River bl Holter Dam nr Wolf Cr MT · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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