Midges continue to be the main food source out on the creeks. The biggest issue has been the wind blowing them off the water as soon as their emergence begins. When the dry fly fishing slows down, we’ve been fishing with size 18 grey/olive scuds as well as a bighorn style pink sow bug (which…
We’ve actually had some good dry fly fishing the past few days. Low hanging clouds and no wind have been the main contributing factors. The midges above (near Mallard’s Rest) starting coming off thick around 10:30 or 11:00AM. The active fish were holding in slow deep tailouts, soft, slow edges, eddies, and near slow flowing…
The Yellowstone has been hit or miss the last few days, (surprise, surprise). The good news is that the “w” has let up a little, (knock on wood) hence the midge dry fly fishing has improved drastically. If you are looking for better dry fly action the valley is a good bet. Look for slower…
The Yellowstone has been tougher the last few days. Partly due to the sun, partly due to the wind. Despite the really cold water temperature, we’ve had some good lunch time swats and a few evening tugs. If you’re really after fish this time of year, nymph fishing with a big juicy rubberleg lead…
We’ve had several good reports from the lower Madison lately. “The report is that the fishing is excellent, there’s no ice, there’s no people, and yesterday there was hardly any wind. Low and slow is the way to go!” This is one of the best times of the year to catch larger, predatory fish on…
We’ve been fishing both the 690 and 691 Sage ONE a lot this winter. To sum it up – they are incredibly light, stiff, and powerful rods. On our last outing to Armstrong’s we were faced with 50+ mph winds, which made the creek look more like an ocean than a trout stream. The…
Wind has by far been the biggest deterrent for fishing the Yellowstone lately. With steady winds around 55 mph and gusts up to 70 mph, floating the Yellowstone can be regrettable. The next couple days are calling for rain / (snow above 4600 ft) and a little less wind (23-29 with gusts up to 38…
Bighorn in the Spring by Bob Bergquist Late March normally heralds the change in seasons here in Montana, and the ‘banana belt’ Bighorn Valley is one of the first areas to come alive. As the sun gets higher in the sky and warmer on your back, the trout slip into the shallows and pod up…
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