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…
Just when we thought we were through the thick of fire season we had not one, but two fires pop up. The Millie Fire, also known as the Castle Rock or Rat Lake fire, (near the Gallatin River) began with a lightning strike on August 28th. It has since burned over 10,000 acres and…
A special thanks to Topher Brown for coming over to teach us some tricks of the trade this weekend. Aside from focusing on the two water based casts, (the C-Spey and Double Spey), on Sunday he also helped us with a couple “scandi style” touch and go casts – the single spey and snake roll. …
The river has kicked into it’s second wind lately. Afternoons are starting to fish much better than they have the past few weeks. The bigger fish are eating hoppers or streamers, although most fish have been caught on smaller attractor dries, rubberleg nymphs, and beadheads. We’ve heard of (and seen proof of) two legit 24…
Despite the hotter afternoons, local and private lakes have actually been fishing well lately. If you are looking for fat 20″ plus fish we have a couple private lakes that are fishing well right now. The fish are looking up for hoppers, callibaetis spinners, damsels, and other terrestrials in the mornings and evenings. During the…
The North Eastern side of the Park has been fishing very well lately. Fish have been crushing hoppers, beetles, and flying ants this week, with little or no need to fish nymphs. The best part is that the dry fly fishing has been all sight fishing, so you can have fun picking out your target…