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Spring Creek Afternoon
I played hookie from the shop yesterday afternoon to fish for a couple of hours on Depuy’s Spring Creek. While it wasn’t exactly non-stop action, I did bring some fish to the net. Naturally, the two biggest fish were long-line releases. It was all nymphing; I didn’t see any fish up on midges. Probably the [...]
Fight Cabin Fever – Go Fishing!
Our unusually warm winter has had an upside – little or no shelf ice on the Yellowstone. Which means you can wade fish the river pretty much wherever you please. Look for slower, deeper water, particularly where a riffle dumps into a deeper pool. You’ll most likely be watching an indicator. Try a two-nymph rig [...]
Hoppers.
Well, it’s September and fishing has still been good in all the right places, though some days are a bit tougher than others. The fish seem to be favoring the Morrish Hopper in addition to some smaller patterns like these little guys. The Whitie Whack Attack has begun but the trout are eating too! September [...]
Downtown Brown Town
Well folks, the secret’s out…the Yellowstone is fishing again! . With the river hovering just above 5,000 cfs in town, we’re getting better clarity for the fish to see (and eat) just about everything we offer them from above Yankee Jim to downriver of Livingston. Give a hopper dropper rig a try and see who [...]
Better and Better
With the Yellowstone fishing better and better every day, we’re starting to see photos like this again from the river (nice brown, Leslie!). It’s still plenty high but big nymphs, streamers and even the occasional dry have started to work well. Some days are better than others, and the ratio of whitefish to trout isn’t [...]