Right now the water clarity is perfect for fooling big fish. If you like to chuck and duck with either streamers or big nymphs, you should be fishing right now. The only other time we get such optimal windows of “green is good” water color is after a rain, when the river is clearing…
The river is now green and visibility is around two feet. The big stuff underneath such as stoneflies and streamers is still fishing the best. However fish are now starting to look up for hoppers and large attractors. One of our guides guiding in the park today said that a plug of mud was moving…
Now that the Yellowstone is finally in good shape the local and private lakes have finally started to come back strong. During the month of July there was a lot of pressure on many of these lakes, with anglers on them almost everyday. Now that the fishing pressure has slowed down the fish are back…
We’ve had lots of folks ask us about the Lower Yellowstone. We’ve had mixed reports but all agree there is A LOT of water down there with some dangerously big waves. Yesterday guides did very well and landed several nice fish. Today the morning was a little slow, most likely due to a brewing storm…
The Yellowstone River is now fishing on a daily basis river wide. While the river is not clear yet, it is green and the sub surface fishing has been good. Over the past week our guides have produced many nice fish in the 20 inch range. We are hoping to see the surface fishing…
As many of you know, the browns have been on the prowl, looking for larger “buggy” nymphs, buggers, and streamers. Many guides are throwing darker colors which show up better from a distance, as well as some flashy flies like the sparkle minnow, tomb raider, or their own home ties. You can get away with…
While visibility is still not great, right around a foot in town, the Yellowstone River continues to steadily drop. The river is currently flowing at 9940 in Livingston this morning. We have clients out on the Yellowstone this week and they have done fairly well with some bigger 20″ fish being caught. With the clarity…
If you’ve fished the Yellowstone before, you’ve probably heard the saying “green is good.” The Yellowstone is finally coming into shape and is now more green than brown. During these conditions we fish bigger flies, usually black nymphs or flashy streamers which show up better in the water. While you may not boat 40 fish…
The Yellowstone River is getting close, we expect it to start fishing well in about 5 days. There were boats out on the water this weekend despite the visibility on the water below 6 inches and some fish being caught. The current cfs as of this morning is 11,700 cfs. We are getting to close…
Still some stoneflies on the upper Madison right now, (near and above Lyon’s bridge). Salmonflies, goldenstone, sallies, plus a mix of caddis in the evenings. Dry fly fishing has been a little slower than nymph fishing, but those who are willing to commit to dry fly only have been catching some nice ones…