The Yellowstone has fishing a little tough lately, at least the big Browns have been MIA. The change of cooler weather this week will help matters for sure. We have already been seeing mall Fall baetis on the water and with some rainy days in the forecast latter this week be sure to have some…

The Yellowstone is still looking off color, with a slightly more clear river in Gardiner. There should be just enough visibility on the edges to catch some fish today, tomorrow should be good to go. The mud spike was from August 25th, with a mini spike following on the 26th. With clear skies and no…

The Yellowstone is back to “green is good” after a long plug of thick mud. Gardiner to Livingston is looking good to go. Below Livingston could likely fish well with streamers and maybe hoppers by this afternoon. Should be a good bite out there today since the river has been rested a few days. Good…

The Yellowstone has a heavy (and lengthy) mud plug in it right now, from Gardiner all the way past Big Timber. Looks like today is a no go. We are hoping that the river will start to clear up high by Wednesday evening / Thursday but there is still some mud in Yellowstone Park to…

Despite some well needed rain and a quick “cold” front, we’ve still had a lot of heat lately. Strangely enough, the bite has been pretty good from mid-morning straight through the late afternoon. We have been fishing streamers or chub / rub (a chubby chernobyl with a rubber leg dropper) in the morning and switching…

The Yellowstone has dropped significantly and has been fishing well! A few of the fish getting caught look like they have swam through a marathon (without a ton of food) but others have been healthy and still look fat. People have been fishing mostly under a bobber, although we are starting to see some fish…

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks has CLOSED the section of the river from Mayor’s Landing to Sheep Mountain. You can still take out at Mayor’s and launch at Sheep but there is no floating in between. There are safety concerns with the railroad bridge upstream of 89. Here is the official notice from FWP:

People have been asking if there are any dangerous areas that have changed on the Yellowstone and the answer is definitely, yes. From the sounds of it, the scariest water has been from Pine to Carter’s, especially river right, about a mile and a half above Carter’s. The far right side channel sounds like the…

We have been fishing the Yellowstone for about a week now. Despite clarity issues, the Yellowstone has been producing some trout and quite a few whitefish. On average each boat has been catching 0-5 trout and 5-10 whitefish a day. No lunkers have been landed yet, but lots of solid rainbows and cutthroat. There have…

The Yellowstone has been dropping steadily the past few days and should be fishing well next week. We talked to 4 boats that were on it yesterday. One boat got skunked, two boats got one each, and the fourth boat got a few. Clarity is still only around an inch or two but should improve…