The Yellowstone has gotten a little tougher but still fishing well. As we enter further into August we will continue to see a shift from stoneflies to hoppers. Other terrestrials such as ants, beetles, and crickets have also been working well. All it takes is seeing one or two big browns come up off…
There have still been some thick callibaetis hatches on our local and private lakes. With solid spinner falls early in the morning, many fish have been looking up to eat early, (depending on the wind). With enough spent spinners to last until lunch, and a mega hatch of fresh callibaetis starting around 1:00 PM, the…
The hopper bite has been quite good this week. Guides have been fishing hoppers all day with success, although the afternoons have been the best. We have a bunch of hoppers around this year, if you are listening, you’ll probably here them clicking their wings along the banks. The past few days it has been…
There have been some pretty hard rain and even hail storms hitting in the afternoons. The good news is that the plugs from the Gardiner and Lamar were short and already well past town. No more new spikes on the Lamar (so far) however it looks like we will be getting another heavy afternoon storm…
The Yellowstone has dropped under 6,000 CFS. While certain sections of the river have really shaped up well, others have become dangerous. Sections to avoid include Yankee Jim Canyon, Pine to Carter’s, Carter’s to 89, 89 to Springdale, and Springdale to Greybear. We highly recommend avoiding these sections unless you are 100% confident on the…
The Yellowstone has been fishing well this past week. With flows under 6,000 the river is taking shape and many of the shelves, riffles, and drop offs we all enjoy fishing are in prime time levels. Hoppers are starting to work well and we have heard of some big fish being caught (and lost) on…
Dry Flies have been working well recently on local and private lakes. Callibaetis duns and spent spinners have been some of the best patterns, as well as damsel dries, traveling sedges, hoppers, and other terrestrial patterns. Depending on the day, it might not hurt to add a sub-surface dropper, but many times only one single…
Water levels on the Yellowstone are finally entering prime time! Fish have been looking up and eating chubbies, hoppers, caddis, and other attractor dries. A lot of fish have been caught on dry/dropper rigs – many falling for the dropper, but a few nice fish have been caught on top as well. The streamer bite…
The NE corner of the Park has been fishing very well lately! With water levels dropping and a plethora of bugs hatching the fish have been looking up and taking dries. Bring your PMD’s, drakes (green, brown, and gray), stoneflies, hoppers, ants, beetles, and crickets. Attractor dries such as royal wulffs, trudes, and stimulators have…
The Stone has been fishing well this past week. A bit of mud has been coming from Yellowstone National Park but nothing that can’t be worked around. Still a bunch of yellow sallies and caddis on the water. Streamers have been working here and there, nymphing has been the most effective, with of course a…