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Restrictions and advisories

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Last known active — check nowOfficial restrictionLegal closure

Hoot-owl fishing restriction on the Jefferson River

Area
Entire Jefferson River
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Daily hours
Daily, 14:00–24:00 (America/Denver)
Repeats
Daily from 2:00 p.m. to midnight
What to know about this notice

The notice is a time-of-day restriction, not a statement that fishing is prohibited all day.

FWP names the entire Jefferson River, including the full report corridor.

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Flow and weather

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Flow
491 cfs
From the latest stored river check. Open the official source for the newest reading.Water 61.5°F · 24h high 64.0°F · USGS provisional
Air forecast
58°F
Next 24h high
73.0°F

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Rain chance
3%
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Mostly Cloudy

Wind
18 mph
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National Weather Service

Jefferson River near Twin Bridges forecast point

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Live data

Where these readings come from

RiverReports gauge: Jefferson River near Twin Bridges

Water 61.5°F · provisional · 24h high 64.0°F provisionalWater observed · high observed

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Methods, fish species and trip notes

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Jefferson River access and rules.

Use these places as starting points. Open the access link below and check posted signs before you park or enter.

Before you go

Check Montana's current fishing rules, FishMT waterbody details, and current waterbody closures before fishing. Warm-water restrictions can matter on the Jefferson.

Where to access the river

Twin Bridges area

The cleanest upper-river planning base near the USGS gauge and the start of the Jefferson system.

Drouillard Fishing Access Site

Montana FWP-listed access on the Jefferson and a useful named public anchor.

Downstream bridge and FWP access area

Build shuttles around confirmed public sites instead of informal pullouts.

  • The Jefferson has useful public access, but long stretches run through private agricultural land. Legal entry and parking matter as much as the water itself.
  • Montana stream access law applies after lawful access to the water. It does not authorize crossing private land or using private banks as a trail.
  • Floating is usually the better way to fish meaningful Jefferson water, especially when the best structure is spread across long open reaches.

If this water does not fit the day, check another report before you start the drive.

Sources and report details

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Rules and closures

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Flow and weather

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Access and land

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Rules and closures

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Flow and weather

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Access and land

Check public entry points, land rules, and seasonal access changes.

More helpful links

Use these links for stocking, safety, and other local details.

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How this report was checked

How this report was checked

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What was checked: This Jefferson River report is maintained from RiverReports and USGS Twin Bridges flow data, Montana FWP fishing regulations, current waterbody closure sources, Jefferson drainage planning material, fishing-access and stream-access-law sources, weather, generated-image disclosure, and warm-sensitive valley trout planning sources.

Live measurements and forecasts keep their provider timestamps. Rules, access, and trip guidance use the source-review date shown here. BlueStreamFly planning advice is editorial interpretation, not an agency notice.

First-hand experience: BlueStreamFly does not claim a first-hand visit or local field test for this report unless a real contributor is explicitly named and linked.

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