Yesterday’s fly fishing on the Yellowstone River was not easy. I should have known that things would be tough when I hooked and lost a nice fish on my first cast. After that, nothing, for a long time. After a while, a couple of whitefish, but […]
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First a short fishing update, then a bit about a simple, deadly technique that a lot of people don’t think to try. I got out for a couple of hours of fly fishing on the Yellowstone River yesterday. I headed up above Yankee Jim Canyon to […]
0 Read MoreToday would be a good day to get out and fish the Yellowstone River or the Paradise Valley spring creeks. Relatively warm, not too much wind…. If you can do it (pesky jobs!), head out today and get a little respite from cabin fever. A lot […]
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So, you’re going fishing on the world famous Yellowstone River in Montana. Maybe it’s later this week. Maybe it’s not until late July. Whenever it is, there is some research you should conduct before your trip. In today’s modern world, most of the time, there’s […]
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The current season is probably the best time of year to hunt for truly trophy trout. And streamers are your best bet for hooking one of the Yellowstone River’s monsters. The following short article was written a few years back by former Sweetwater Fly Shop employee, […]
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Sometimes the difference between having a tough day on the water (or even getting skunked) and catching a decent number of fish is the willingness to adapt your fishing techniques to the conditions. In other words, if you’re not catching fish, switch it up. Don’t just […]
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Sweetwater Fly Shop manager Paul Weamer’s newest book, “The Bug Book,” is now available as a Kindle e-book from Amazon! Subtitled “A Fly Fisher’s Guide to Trout Stream Insects,” the book is a great introduction to aquatic entomology for the trout angler. If you’ve ever wondered […]
4 Read MoreHere at Sweetwater Fly Shop, we’ve been working rather feverishly to complete “Fly Fishing in Paradise,” our informative little booklet on all things related to fly fishing in our area. It’s got a bit of everything, from articles on fishing the Yellowstone River and the Paradise […]
0 Read MoreFish the Yellowstone River once a week? Planning your first fishing trip to the greater Yellowstone area? Dreaming from afar? For the past couple of months, we’ve been working hard to develop and fine-tune our new mobile app. We’ve tried to include everything the angler would […]
0 Read MoreWe’ve all done it. . . It has been a long day, the fish are not hanging in their usual spots. . . They are all congregated in shallow, pea-size gravel chasing each other in circles as they compete with each other to carry on the […]
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