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…
The Yellowstone has been dropping and looks like it could be under 10,000 CFS as early as next week. The river still has quite a bit of brown color to it today (6/30) but will be getting better as flows drop even more. The next issue is boat ramps. Here is a link to the…
The Madison river has been fishing well the past few days. Be prepared to see company on the upper Madison now that salmonflies are around. You can try to get above the big bugs by going up high, but it might be hard to get away from other boats unless you float very early or…