By BigCutty on April 19, 2012
Finally. I fished Depuys again on last Friday. Despite the strong winds, I found a number of fish rising. And I even caught some of them. Primarily on a Sprout Midge emerger pattern. Even though I only saw a couple of blue-winged olive duns on the water, I did catch a couple of fish on [...]
Posted in Paradise Valley Spring Creeks | Tagged Baetis, Spring Creeks
By Rosy on April 13, 2011
It turned out to be a nice day on the Yellowstone. The forecast called for rain and snow and we got neither. The water temp is back up into the low-mid forties which has helped the fish to get their feed bag on again. Nymphing was the ticket today as the Baetis hatch never really materialized. There [...]
Posted in Yellowstone River | Tagged Baetis, Spring Fishing, Yellowstone River
By Rosy on September 9, 2010
It was all about the dry fly today. Overcast, with very little wind by Livingston standards. When I say “the dry fly” I mean just that. One fly most of the day, that really doesn’t look like anything that is hatching. I will just say it was of the Citrus persuasion. It happened to be [...]
Posted in Yellowstone River | Tagged Baetis, Yellowstone River
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 [...]
Posted in Yellowstone River | Tagged Baetis, Hoppers, Yellowstone River
By Mary A on June 1, 2010
From the sounds of it, it’s time to dust off your soft hackles and head into the park! The Firehole fished great this holiday weekend with mid-morning Baetis and several waves of afternoon PMD hatches. Grab your favorite fishing buddy, your Sparkle Stackers and a few Comparaduns then head out there!
Posted in Yellowstone N.P. | Tagged Baetis, PMD, Spring Fishing, YNP