With a push a cold air (and snow) it looks as though Fall has finally arrived. The leaves are prime, the baetis are hatching, and the browns are on the prowl… Local and private lakes have been fishing extremely well lately, mostly with leach patterns and small streamers. The key most likely has been darker…
The Yellowstone been fishing well lately, we had several days last week that we would even consider to be red hot. The rainbows have been chomping hard, many over 16 inches with thick sides and lots of fight in them. The brown buck’s are colored up and looking good for the even brighter hens. …
Both local and private lakes have been fishing well lately. With cooler water temps and less fishing pressure you can pretty much expect a slam dunk day. The only thing that might make fishing slower is if you happen to be on the water when a front rolls in, other than that, plan on catching…
Seems like every river in Montana last week experienced better than average streamer fishing – the fish are most likely chasing a little better due to colder nights and cooler water temperatures. The browns on the Yellowstone are still hard to find, but good news if you find them they have been in the mood…
Starting in September, we welcome a change in colors; both in the foliage surrounding the rivers we fish, as well as the fish themselves. Trout, (especially brown trout), don’t need to be as beautiful as they are. Let’s face it, they swim around, eat, avoid getting eaten, and occasionally “dress to impress” their significant others. …
Last the last few days it’s been pretty windy over here. The hopper bite is slowing down but we still recommend fishing them as your top fly, with some kind of size #12-18 attractor dry behind it. In general the fish are bumping the hoppers and eating the smaller dries. Last night we saw a…
Most folks fishing the Yellowstone have been either throwing dries or streamers lately. If you are looking for more numbers, then try fishing a mix of royal wulff cripples, parachute adams (both with white or black posts), purple haze, purple wulffs, fly ant patterns, and other baetis patterns. A lot of guides and anglers will…
If you are the type that likes fishing with streamers, the Upper Madison might be a destination to keep in mind over next few weeks. Big fish have been found in the middle of the river, as well as in mid-river depressions. The bank didn’t fish as well as the diamond chop, so look for…
The Yellowstone has been fishing well lately, especially with streamers. You certainly have to work for them right now, most of the fish we caught last night were holding in relatively fast water, about 2-4 feet deep, just off the riffle drops. Hard bank was not as productive as it looked, though the browns who…