July 28, 2026
Yellowstone River Fishing Report
CFS at Carter's: 3,220
TEMP at Carter's: 67.1 - 72.1°
Clarity in town (7/28 6:30 AM)
The river is looking green today, (although you can still see some sediment). The Yellowstone fished well yesterday and should fish well again today. It rained again in the Park last night but not as hard as it has been. No new spikes on the Lamar as of yet...
Due to hotter water temperatures down low, the Yellowstone is now on Hootowl restrictions from the HWY 89 bridge to WHY 212 (Laurel). This means that anglers may fish, but must quit fishing at 2:00PM (until midnight).
Sami with a great evening float brown! Photo: Sean Tomlin
10 year old Jack and Sean Tomlin with a fantastic fish!
Jack and John Bubnikovich with a stud brown! Photo: Ashby Bell
Dries:
Salmonfly dries (#4-8)
Golden Stone dries (#6-12)
Sally dreis (#14-16)
Chocolate Sedge (#12)
Caddis (#12-16)
Green Drakes (#10-12)
PMD's (#14-16)
Nymphs:
Buggerlegs (Various colors) (#6-10)
Tungsten Buggerlegs (Various colors) (#6-10)
Black Rubberlegs (#4-10)
Black/Cofee Rubberlegs (#4-10)
Beadhead Prince (#10-18)
Duracell Bomb Brown (#14-16)
Torch Light Fertile Caddis (#14-16)
BH Prince (#10-18)
Blow Torch Dark (#10-16)
Streamers:
Home Invader White #2/6
Olive Leadeye Stinger #4/6
Black Leadeye Stinger #4/6
Mini Kill Whitey Olive #4
Olive Sex Dungeon #4
Black Sex Dungeon #4
Peanut Envy Rootbeer #4
Sparkle Minnow #4-8
Yellow Silk Kitty #2
White Silk Kitty #2
Olive Silk Kitty#2
White Home Invader #2-4
Olive Leadeye #6
Olive Swim Coach #4
Coffee Sparkle Minnow #4-6