“A Dry Hook Never Caught a Fish” Paradise Valley Fishing Report for the week of March 29, 2023 Yellowstone River Recent snowstorms have made moving up and down the river challenging. Cold temperatures have parts of the river still locked with ice making access tricky. With […]
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“A Dry Hook Has Never Caught a Fish” Paradise Valley Fishing Report for the week of March 7, 2023 By Jan Axtell Yellowstone River Much of the river is still locked with ice making access tricky. Use caution on shelf ice. Boat access is limited at […]
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What, you’ve never fished in Yellowstone National Park? Shame on you! Here’s a short article on fly fishing in the Park, due to be published in the spring. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions as you plan your visit to the […]
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Intermittent snow squalls on DePuy’s Spring Creek yesterday brought an unexpected drop in barometric pressure pushing through the Paradise Valley, which turned on feeding activity. Yesterday morning we found fish rising to emerging midges on the flats below Eva’s cabin at Depuy’s. These fish were feeding […]
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5 Winter flies for spring creeks….and some honorable mentions By Jan D. Axtell As a fishing guide I spend most of my spring, summer, and fall with anglers introducing them to the Paradise Valley Spring Creeks, Yellowstone River and it tributaries in Yellowstone National Park. There […]
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Even experienced anglers are often intimidated by wading the Yellowstone, believing that it can only be fished from a boat. To the contrary, the ‘Stone can be fished productively on foot, and at a decidedly relaxed pace. Even floating anglers catch most fish within feet of […]
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Welcome back, it’s been a while! If you’ve never done any fly fishing during the chilly months, get a few tips and techniques from this video I filmed on the Yellowstone River last week!
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Fishing on the Yellowstone River is getting really good, despite the lack of significant numbers of salmonfly adults so far! We’ve seen, and had reports of, a few big stoneflies in the air recently, salmonflies and goldenstones, but the best is yet to come. In the […]
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Just a quick update on the 2021 Mother’s Day Caddis emergence. We’ve been seeing more bugs on the water and on the rocks and willows, primarily near Livingston at this point. So far, nothing’s happening high in the Paradise Valley. The dry fly fishing should heat […]
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The guys have been getting some nice fish out of the Yellowstone River this week and James has some advice if you head out this weekend, which you should! There are plenty of opportunities for both wading and floating anglers right now! Take it away, Jimmy! […]
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