As Jonathan Miller from Capital Sports in Helena puts it:“The tailwaters have been the more productive stretches with the cooler water coming from the dam.” Miller recommends keeping your fly box stocked with the heavy hitters: scuds, prince nymphs, hare’s ears, and lightning bugs. If you love watching a trout gulp something off the surface, now is the time to tie on a terrestrial. “If you want to try for a pike on the fly, black sex dungeons are my favorite flies to throw for pike. Rainbow trout and perch patterns are also good choices,” says Miller.