A couple of years back, Boss Man Dan gave a little presentation on fishing the “Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch” on the Yellowstone to the local Trout Unlimited chapter. It’s the first mega-emergence of the year on the ‘Stone, and the dry fly action can be off […]
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If you’ve never seen a real Mother’s Day Caddis hatch on the Yellowstone, let me try to describe it—though I’ll fail, of course. Words rarely do it justice. Imagine a spring afternoon that smells like wet cottonwoods and melting snow, the river moving fast but not […]
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This is pretty darn cool, if I do say so myself! Check out our new Sweetwater Intel Center, which is chock full of useful info about all things fly fishing in the Greater Yellowstone region! It’s got fishing reports, links to weather and river flows, fly […]
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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 having some great fishing lately on the Yellowstone River and they’re sharing their secrets in a fresh fishing report! The Yellowstone River is flowing at 11, 400 CFS in Livingston with at least two feet of visibility. This past weekend we saw […]
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Happy Mother’s Day to all out there who mother from the Sweetwater Fly Shop gang! Hope you get outdoors with the family! The caddis are starting to emerge in sufficient numbers to attract lots of attention on top of the water. Today would be a great […]
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The guys are back in the shop and back with another timely Yellowstone River fishing report. Get out there (safely) while you can! Caddis! The beloved Mother’s Day caddis are definitely starting to pop about the banks of The Yellowstone River. Evan and I just got […]
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It sure looks like runoff is here for keeps on the Yellowstone River. As of today, the flows are shooting up and the water resembles chocolate milk. But is this the end of floating and fishing the river for the next month? Not so fast! The […]
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Mother’s Day Caddis are hatching in good numbers throughout the Paradise Valley and we had reports of excellent dry fly fishing down low and up high. Just ask Sweetwater guide Beau Peavey whether nice brown trout are eating caddis dries. You’ve got lots of options for […]
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Sorry I won’t be able to call on Sunday, Mom, but I’ll be too busy fishing the caddis hatch on the Yellowstone River. It might be my only chance to get into some epic dry fly fishing before the river gets big and muddy. I’m sure […]
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