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Get Ready?
It seems hard to believe right now, with the Yellowstone River roaring and muddy, but the hydrologists at NOAA forecast that the level will peak tomorrow and then come down rapidly. They’re predicting that the river will be back down below 10,000 cfs at Carter’s Bridge by this Saturday. I’ll believe it when I see [...]
Up, Up, Up…
Runoff is here for real on the Yellowstone River. It looks like there’s no stopping her now. The good news? We could be fishing the Yellowstone early this year, say by sometime in the second half of June. Any kind of prognosis is tentative, and a lot could happen between now and then…. Did someone [...]
Doesn’t Look Good
Coffee with cream. Or however you like to describe water with next-to-no clarity. And the Lamar, with all its mud, just keeps rising. Today’s weather won’t help. Runoff might be here. Unless we get an extended cool spell to stabilize the flows for a bit. At this point, that’s not in the forecast. We hate [...]
Salmonfly Time!
Salmonflies were out in force were out in full force yesterday on the Bird Float (Grey Owl to Mallard’s Rest). Water clarity isn’t great, but there should still be enough visibility for the fish to see the big bugs. The river hasn’t come up much, even with the heat of the last couple of days. [...]
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 [...]