It’s finally warming up here in Montana and the fish are eager to eat. But the warmth has also increased flows on the Yellowstone River, with accompanying decreases in water clarity. Some are speculating that runoff will hit before we even have a chance to fish […]
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I’ll keep this morning’s fishing report short and sweet. For more detailed information on what to expect out there this time of year, take a look at our recent Spring Forecast. The fishing on the Yellowstone River has been spotty lately, to be honest. I think […]
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Looking at this morning’s panoramic vista of the Yellowstone River, it seems like it might be a little while before the fishing is gangbusters. But that’s far from the whole story! Yes, we’ve gotten a great deal of snow this winter (and now “spring”). The mountain […]
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Hoppers are the terrestrials that get most of the press these days. And to be sure, the trout on the Yellowstone River continue to eat a boatload (pun intended) of various hopper patterns, though perhaps not as greedily as they did a couple of weeks ago. […]
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Update: The “Rudie Can’t Fail” photo contest details and rules are now posted! Read about the Rude Trude below, then click here to learn how you could win glory and prizes just by catching a fish on a Rude Trude (perhaps easier said than done), taking […]
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This Yellowstone River report will be short and to the point. The last couple of days of hot temperatures have melted a lot of snow up high. You can see from the above picture of the flow gauge at Corwin Springs, above Yankee Jim Canyon, that […]
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It’s been quite a while since my last Fly Zone entry on February 21, though Dan has continued to soldier on with his posts. My silence hasn’t been due to a lack of fishing or lack of a desire to write about it. It’s new product […]
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Spring baetis (Blue-Winged Olive) mayfly season is starting up on the Paradise Valley spring creeks, just up the road from Sweetwater Fly Shop. It’s one of my favorite times of year to fish the spring creeks. If you’ve never fished any of the spring creeks (or […]
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Paradise Valley was beautiful last week–it’s always beautiful, but mid 50’s air temps in February made it feel even nicer than usual. Yes, there was some wind; there’s always wind as spring struggles to overtake winter along the Rocky […]
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A couple weeks ago, I proclaimed winter’s half way point. Today I’m officially declaring the opening of Western Montana’s 2017’s trout fishing season. Warmer weather has eroded much of the ice that encased the Yellowstone for the last two months. On Sunday, we had customers in […]
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