By Sweetwater on July 21, 2010
The Yellowstone fished very well for us this past week as the water conditions continued to improve. The river is currently flowing at 6,100 cfs in Livingston and 5,400 at Corwin Springs with a good 4 feet of visibility. The upper river seems to have the most consistent dry fly action, especially above Yankee Jim Canyon. Hot dries are: small Stimulators, Hair Winged Yellow Sally and the Sweetwater MacDougal.
The river east of town is also fishing very well with double nymph rigs and streamers. Rubberlegs, King Princes, CDC Pheasant Tails and soft hackles have been the ticket.
Hopper season is just around the corner so keep checking here or call us at 406.222.9393 for updated reports.
Posted in Yellowstone River
By Sweetwater on July 17, 2010
Watching the swallow hatch below Carbela
The Yellowstone fished very well this weekend from Gardiner down to Mallards Rest. We had some great dry fly fishing in the mornings fishing big Chubby Chernobyl’s with a size 12 tan Crystal Stimulator as a second dry. While the Salmonflies have moved up above the canyon there are still good numbers of Golden Stones, Yellow Sallies and caddis in the Valley.
We also had a couple of great reports from the lower river near Big Timber. The lower river is primarily a nymph/streamer option at this point but that should change in the next week or so.
Posted in Yellowstone River
By Sweetwater on July 12, 2010
Photo: Andrew Puls
The creeks have been tough the last couple of days with light PMD hatches and spooky fish. Some days have been salvaged by fishing terrestrials such as small hopper or beetle patterns along grassy banks. Some good patterns to consider are the Morrish Hopper, Bullet Head Hopper, and the Flying Beetle.
Posted in Paradise Valley Spring Creeks
By Sweetwater on July 7, 2010
The Paradise Valley Spring Creeks continue to fish very well with heavy hatches of PMD’s and spinner falls. According to one report, Depuy’s had blanket PMD hatches yesterday that went on for several hours.
Hot flies have been Lawson’s No Hackle, Quigley’s Sparkle Stacker and Sparkle Duns in sizes #16 – 18.
Posted in Paradise Valley Spring Creeks
By Sweetwater on July 6, 2010
The Yellowstone has finally dropped below 9,000 cfs at Corwin and the trout have started keying in on adult Salmonflies. The river is in great shape and still dropping which should set us up for some great fishing this weekend. Even at the current flows the Yellowstone is still moving fast and should be floated with caution. The water between Emigrant and Mallards rest is the safest bet and has been fishing good this week with nymphs and streamers.
Give us a call @ 406.222.9393 for an up to date report on the Salmonfly hatch!
Posted in Yellowstone River | Tagged Salmonflies, Yellowstone River
