Yes, this weekend is going to be a scorcher! But wouldn’t you rather be out on the water than mowing your yard? Water temperatures still are relatively cool and the fish are still eating. Topwater action has been good. There are goldenstones starting to appear and […]
0 Read MoreI waded the Yellowstone River up in Yankee Jim Canyon for a couple of hours last night. There were still a few salmonflies in the willows and the air. Enough to keep the trout interested in salmonfly dries. I caught nice fish on a Flutterbug and […]
0 Read MoreThere are still a bunch of salmonflies out on the Yellowstone River. The bulk of them are up above Yankee Jim Canyon, up towards Gardiner. So you might want to head up high today or tomorrow, while you still have a chance to fish the hatch […]
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We’ve gotten a couple of relatively credible reports of salmonflies coming off on the Yellowstone River today, up in the Paradise Valley! Sounds like it’s starting. You’ll want to fish this weekend (or even this evening). It’s a free fishing weekend, so you can even drag […]
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The Yellowstone River fished very well yesterday. With dry flies, even. Those of you who are aficionados of the Chubby Chernobyl (and who isn’t?) can start fishing your favorite fly. I’d tie on a couple of feet of tippet and drop a brown, black, or peacock […]
0 Read MoreThe Yellowstone River’s still high and colored up. But there was plenty enough visibility (at least 1.5 feet) to do some damage yesterday afternoon up in the Paradise Valley. The wading was a bit sporty, with the water up to the willows in places, but nymphing […]
0 Read MoreIt’s almost time to be back fishing the Yellowstone River. Flows have bumped up a little today due to the hot weather. But the general trend is downward, and it’s predicted to go below 10,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) by this Sunday. That’s still a […]
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The Yellowstone River continues to fish well, despite some remaining color to the water. It’s mainly nymphs and streamers right now, though you might still see some caddis, blue-winged olives, and/or March Browns about. So don’t forget your dry fly box if you head out. Big […]
0 Read MoreA lot of people seem to have given up on the Yellowstone River, thinking it’s done until after runoff. It’s not! With the recent cooler weather, the flows have dropped a lot. The river is currently running about 6300 cfs at Carter’s Bridge, which is […]
0 Read MoreLooks like the Yellowstone River’s climb to full runoff is going to be postponed for a little while by the colder weather this week and weekend. The National Weather Service is predicting that the river will fall to around 5000 cfs by the weekend (from its […]
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