By Sweetwater on April 16, 2011
After a very schizophrenic weather month so far, it is starting to feel a lot more like spring. The last couple days on the river have been quite productive despite the hellatious winds. Thursday I fished the lower River and was able to scrounge up some nice fish on nymphs and streamers but had no [...]
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By Sweetwater on March 23, 2011
March on the Yellowstone continues to be one of my favorite months to fish the river. Not that it is necessarily the best month to fish but there is just something about watching the river come back to life after months of a deep freeze. This report is all about the streamer fishing. This time [...]
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By Sweetwater on February 18, 2011
With temps warming of late and the wind giving us a break here and there, floating the Yellowstone is becoming a viable option. We floated Pine Creek to Carters on Thursday after learning this was an ice free float with no dangerous jams to clog up the river. We took a raft which turned out to [...]
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By Sweetwater on September 2, 2010
Cooler temperatures and overcast skies have made for some fantastic afternoon dry fly fishing on the Yellowstone over the last couple of days. Baetis and gray drakes have been popping in the afternoon bringing the river’s trout (and of course our beloved whitefish) to the surface. Throwing a Purple Parachute, Adams Irresistible, or Sweetwater McDougall [...]
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By Sweetwater on August 27, 2010
The Yellowstone is currently flowing at 2,800 cfs in Livingston and around 2,400 at Corwin Springs. The hopper fishing has been excellent this past week with the best bite in the afternoon between 12 – 4. Foam patterns like Morrish’s Hopper, Thunder Thighs and the Grand Hopper fished with a smaller dry or nymph is [...]
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