September offers an array of fun activities for those who live or vacation in Montana.  There’s upland bird hunting, bow hunting, golf, hiking, mountain biking, camping, boating, and of course fly fishing for beautifully colored up browns.  We are in prime right now for catching some of the best looking fish you’ll see all year. …

The Yellowstone is now down to around 2,000 CFS with cool water temperatures, making this September one of the best we’ve ever seen.  With almost no moss out there you can strip some streamers in the morning and wait for the fish to start looking up around 10:00AM.  Small hoppers and dries have been key,…

The last few days have been fishing well on the Yellowstone.  The bigger browns have been looking up for larger hopper patterns and midnight stones.  You’ll definitely catch more fish on smaller hoppers, but if you are looking for Mr. Big, larger patterns are the way to go.  Many guides are even fishing two hoppers…

Mid to late September is a great time to be fishing in Montana.  The crowds are back to school, the water temperatures cool down a bit, and then browns are on the move.  Although the browns are still a long way away from their October spawn, many of them are already starting to “dress to…

  The Yellowstone  Now that September morning chill is here we’ve noticed the fish are sleeping in a little.  This time of year 9:00 starts make more sense, with fish starting to look up around 10:00AM.  Although we’ve seen some mega-hoppers out there, (which work well in or along the sides bigger wave trains),  smaller…

Now that we’ve had some cooler weather, the streamer fishing has improved drastically, even on brighter days.  If you are willing to commit to fishing streamers you can move some big fish right now.  Some will eat, others will nip, many will fade back into the depths after seeing the boat.  Might has well fish…

The Yellowstone is really starting to shape up now, with flows around 3,3o0 CFS.  Finally we are starting to see the shelves, drop offs, and rock gardens that are hard to see in higher water.  Hoppers continue to fish well, despite the fact that we haven’t seen tons of naturals on the water yet.  …

We’ve been lucky enough to float a few times after work lately.  One night we did well through town on pink hoppers and caddis droppers.  Broke off a couple fat ones on the streamer.  Olive and black were getting the action.  The last couple nights, just after sunset we’ve witnessed some vicious strikes – the…