August 27, 2026
Yellowstone River Fishing Report
CFS at Carter's: 2,050
TEMP at Carter's: 63.5 - 69.1°
Clarity above Carter's, (Thursday, 8/27 6:12AM)
The river is green and clearing but more nymph and streamer water today. It could be a good day for the big one to slip up and eat your streamer! Up high in Gardiner the river looks more clear and no new spike on the Lamar or the Gardner yet despite the rain in the park last night. Way down low is clear as well (down past Bratten), there have been a lot of small fish eating tricos down there.
Dan Kubelick with a hefty brown from yesterday! Photo: Dean Poli
Paul Fingersh with a good one! Photo: Hank Bechard
Ryan Mincey with a buttery brown (caught by Joel)... Photo: Eric Rudrud
Brendan Droll on a roll! Photo: Noah Riemenschneider
Dries:
Nocturnal Stones (#6-12)
Golden Stone dries (#6-12)
Hoppers (#8-14)
Ants (#14-20)
Brindlechute (#12-18)
Caddis (#12-16)
Green Drakes (#10-12)
PMD's (#14-16)
Spruce Moth (#10-14)
Nymphs:
Buggerlegs (Various colors) (#6-10)
Tungsten Buggerlegs (Various colors) (#6-10)
Tan/brown Rubberlegs (#6-10)
Beadhead Prince (#10-18)
Perdigons (#14-18)
Duracell Bomb Brown (#14-16)
Blow Torch Dark (#12-16)
Blow Torch Hare's Ear (#12-18)
Torch Light Fertile Caddis (#14-16)
CDC Pheasant Tail (#12-18)
Streamers:
Olive Zonker (#3-8)
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