Fishing has slowed down for the most part in SW Montana.  The Yellowstone is free from ice, but it has been so windy lately that almost no one has been floating.  We’ve had some good days on the Paradise Valley Spring Creeks however, where anglers can take a break and warm up a bit before…

The browns are just about ready to spawn in the spring creeks, and have already started in DePuy’s.  As always, we ask anglers to be cautious on where they are stepping in order to avoid stepping on any redds (spawning beds), as this will ensure the eggs a better chance of survival.   It will…

In general the fishing is starting to slow down on the Yellowstone, but at least a few big fish have been getting caught!  This past week has been very sunny with only a few baetis and midges on the water.  We expect the dry fly game to get better towards the end of the week,…

Last week’s colder weather has kept river traffic to a minimum and brought out some nice browns.  This week looks much warmer, (and brighter – for better or for worse).  Leaves are still looking good and the wind, at least through Thursday, is looking like single digits up to 15 mph.   This would be…

The Yellowstone has been fishing well this past week.  Baetis have been coming off in good numbers and on calmer days the dry fly fishing has been excellent.  The streamer fishing has also been very good.  Pick a color and they have been eating it!  Leaves are still in prime colors, and we expect the…

The Yellowstone continues to fish well.  On cloudy days the fish have been looking up for baetis and hecuba drakes.   The leaves are looking good out there right now, it looks like this weekend and next week could be prime time for leaf peeping.  Do yourself a favor and get out there while the…

Fall is one of our favorite times to fish the Yellowstone.  The leaves are starting to change and the dry fly fishing has been very good.  Depending on the day, we’ve seen an abundance of bugs on the water, including:  hoppers, baetis, hecuba drakes, and caddis.  We’ve also noticed a lot more angler buying streamers…

The dry fishing in YNP park has been excellent this past week.  Fall drakes have been the name of the game, although fish are also eating hoppers, flying ants, and other terrestrials as well.  As an added bonus, the leaves are just about in prime right now, and the elk are bugling, making a trip…

Surprisingly the Callibaetis have still been coming off strong on certain lakes private lakes, making for some spectacular dry fly fishing with Callibaetis duns and spent spinners.  In the mornings there have been just enough spent Callibaetis spinners around to keep the fish looking up.  By 1:30 – 2:00 the hatch has been coming off…

The fish have still been looking up on the Yellowstone.  Hoppers and nocturnals have still been the name of the game and you couldn’t ask for a nicer time to throw dries than right now.  A few trees here and there have started to change of color and it’s a beautiful time to be on…