What with all of the weird “spring” weather we’ve had, we’re hearing all kinds of speculation about the highly anticipated Mother’s Day Caddis hatch on the Yellowstone River. If you looked at the river this morning, its resemblance to green tea with a bit of milk […]
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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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We just heard that there’s some serious mud on its way down the Yellowstone River this afternoon, possibly from a landslide up in Yellowstone National Park. It’s currently unfishable at least as far down as Point of Rocks and extends at least up to Gardiner, so […]
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Sweetwater Fly Shop guide Beau Peavey is helping father and son Sime and Caton get into some nice trout on hoppers during their float on the Yellowstone River today, as evidenced by the beautiful cuttbow in the photo above. You want the freshest fishing reports? We’ve […]
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The Yellowstone River at Carter’s Bridge looks surprisingly good this morning, considering the crazy weather we’ve had lately. It’s green, but with at least a couple of feet of visibility. That makes it plenty clear to fish nymphs and streamers and maybe even have some dry […]
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We’ve been giving away a bunch of FREE Rude Trude dry flies here at Sweetwater Fly Shop! Have you picked up a few (or a few dozen) yet? Have you fished them? Have you caught fish on them? If you answered “no” to those questions, it’s […]
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We’re still getting good, if not great, fishing reports about the Yellowstone River from our guides and customers. Our own recent fishing experiences match up with that assessment. For better or worse, the best bite has sometimes been in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon. […]
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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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The way that the Lamar River flows skyrocketed after the heavy rains the other night, we were expecting it to dump a ton of mud into the Yellowstone River by today. Well, if such an event happened, it’s sure doing a good job of hiding itself. […]
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