The Winter blues has kicked into to full affect.  While most of us here at the shop have been spending our free time taking pow turns at Bridger, we’ve all managed to get a rod bent here and there.  The good news about all this snow is that we should have more water for the…

Tailwaters and Spring Creeks continue to be the name of the game as these winter storms roll through.  Look for the warm days before or after the storm and you’ll likely find some good fishing.  If you are looking to fish dries a midge pattern is going to be your best bet.  Try a hi-vis…

The Yellowstone has been hit or miss lately.  Mostly miss to be honest.  It’s been cold enough that guides are icing up nearly every outing but at least the slush ice floating down comes and goes.  If you are thinking of coming over for a visit give us a call as conditions are always changing….

From time to time the Yellowstone is to icy to fish in the Winter.  On such occasions, we typically look to fish tailwaters or the spring creeks.  For tailwaters, the Missouri is pretty hard to beat.  They are in a big fish cycle right now (and the numbers aren’t bad either).  Nymphing is still one…

Finally we are catching browns in their normal spots again.  While there are probably still a few browns still spawning, for the most part they are done and ready to eat a replenishing meal.  The browns have returned to rip-rap banks, big runs, and riffles.  Now the only issue is battling the wind and cold….

We’ve had a few cold spells since our last report.  As such water temperatures have dropped (and so has the streamer bite) but fish are still taking nymphs.  Most of the runs on the Yellowstone are either empty or taken over by rainbows or browns too small to spawn.  The bigger browns (as well as…

Fishing on the Yellowstone has been fairly consistent this week.  There hasn’t been much for dries (a few midges and some small #18-20 baetis).  For the most part we’ve been throwing streamers and on the bright days resorting to nymphs.  Some nice rainbows have been getting caught in places that you’d expect to find browns…

Turns out all we needed was a little cloudy weather for the big browns to pay attention!  If you have the day off today or Friday the Stone looks like a great option.  The forecast for Wednesday and Thursday has changed slightly from before and now looks to be more blue bird… Give us a…

The Yellowstone has been fishing pretty tough the past week or two.  Partly due to the fact it has been bright and sunny nearly everyday, partly because the browns and Fall spawning rainbows are now on their redds, “doing their thing.”  Aside from a few midges, we really haven’t seen much for Fall hatches.  Hopefully…

Before the effects of rain hit today, the Yellowstone has been on fire!  The browns are clearly looking for streamers now and the weekend’s cold and dark weather gave them a good chance to eat.  Early in the week when it was sunny, we were still catching good numbers of fish, but most were primarily…