With falling flows and angler pressure, fishing has slowed a bit on Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar River. But it’s still one of the best locations in the world to catch nice-sized cutthroat trout on dry flies. You just need to think outside of the hopper box. […]
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The Yellowstone River is now open to fishing 24 hours a day. Cooler nights and a little rain have lowered water temperatures to levels that are less stressful to the trout. You should still practice good catch-and-release practices, but you can now fish through the afternoons. […]
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As of yesterday, Hoot Owl closures are in effect on the Yellowstone River from Carter’s Bridge downstream. What does that mean? It means that all fishing on that stretch of river must be done between midnight and 2 p.m.. No fishing is allowed from 2 p.m. […]
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Tuesday night later in the afternoon Marshall, Chandler and myself decided to take the boat out with aspirations to see some new water Northeast of Livingston. All three of us are well aware of the wonderful streamer fishing rumors that swirl with the river below Livingston. […]
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Just a quick update on the Yellowstone River fishing conditions. Yesterday, there was muddy water throughout the Paradise Valley. Things look much better today. The river is clearing and the visibility looks pretty good at Pine Creek. Judging from the stream flow gauges on the Lamar […]
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If you don’t have plans to fish the Yellowstone River over the holiday weekend, well let’s just say you should. The river is fishing very well right now with both dries and nymphs. You won’t be alone out there this weekend, but there are plenty of […]
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Just a quick update on what we’re hearing (and experiencing for ourselves) about the fishing on the Yellowstone River. Boy, this river can be fickle, especially during the salmonfly hatch! On fire one day, and slow the next. But you won’t know unless you try. Paul, […]
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Fishing reports from yesterday were quite good, at least until the wind came up in the afternoon. Folks were catching fish on salmonfly dries throughout the Paradise Valley. A big dry with a Rubberlegs or other large stonefly nymph dropper was a winning rig. Try an […]
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The salmonfly hatch is here on the Yellowstone River. We’ve had reports of good numbers of the big bugs flying throughout the Paradise Valley, even up towards Carbella. That’s the good news. What about the fishing? We could just give you the most optimistic report, and […]
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Is it on? Well, if you’re talking the salmonfly hatch, not quite yet. But if you want to catch a bunch of fish on the Yellowstone River, by all means yes. Tons of bugs are out, caddis, Yellow Sally stoneflies, PMD mayflies, you name it. And […]
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