Despite all the big fish pictures, in general the Yellowstone has been a little more inconsistent lately, especially down low.  The bigger fish have been caught on hoppers or streamers, both of which take a commitment to fish hard all day and stay confident in your fly.  The Valley seems to be  the most consistent…

The Yellowstone had a couple plugs of mud pass through but is now looking good from top to bottom.  Right now the Lamar CFS station doesn’t seem to be showing a normal graph, but as far as we know there isn’t another spike.  Even if there was a spike, the lower Valley or Town down…

If you have a chance to get out and fish the Yellowstone this weekend, this would be a good time to do it!  There have definitely been lulls through out each day, but when the fish turn on the fishing has been epic.  Hoppers and streamers have been best flies for targeting larger, 20 +…

Flows in town have now dropped to around 4,000 CFS, making for some excellent fishing, especially for those who can read water (or for those who are fishing with a guide).    In general, mornings have been fishing the best – with a nice cloud covered afternoons being the exception.  Water temps are creeping towards 70…

The Yellowstone is really on a roll right now, (probably just jinxed it right there), but it seems like the big browns are on the prowl this week.  No doubt it takes a commitment and perhaps a little luck, but if you keep putting the hoppers and streamers in the right place you can expect…

Looks like we’ll finally have a break from the zebra stripe mud plugs, (mud, clear, mud, clear, mud, clear).  Just in time for the weekend, the river is now clear and ready to fish from Gardiner to Big Timber.  Lamar Valley forecasts are calling for only 20% chance of rain each night with mostly clear…

Looks like about 1-2 inches of visibility in town today.  If you’re up for a drive you can beat it by going below Big Timber.  It’s a little early to tell since the canyon in still in the shade, but judging by the color of the wave, way up high looks like at least 2…

  Private lakes have coughed up some lunkers recently.  Lots of big fish are being caught on damsel fly nymphs, callitbaetis duns, spent spinners, leeches, and scuds.  Renting a sink tip line and reel might be a good idea now that the hogs are hanging out low during the hottest part of the day.  Ask…

The Yellowstone has a short plug that should be from town down tomorrow.  Around 4:00 the river was dirty near Mill Creek bridge, clearing at Carbella, and looking very clear in Gardiner.  A bank probably caved in somewhere, as the CFS on the Gardiner and Lamar didn’t spike too bad.  Anyway, from Gardiner to Carter’s…

Yellowstone National Park is one of the most underrated places we fish.  There’s a lot of water worth fishing within it’s 2.2 million acres – many of these places are hard to find and take seasons of scouting to figure out when and where they fish well.  The best of these places are not easily…