By Sweetwater on July 30, 2010
The Yellowstone is in great shape and settling nicely into its summer flows. The river is currently flowing at 5,140 cfs in Livingston and 4,600 at Corwin Springs with about 4 feet of visibility. While we haven’t seen the epidemic numbers of hoppers the USDA warned us about, it is clear that the trout are [...]
Posted in Yellowstone River | Tagged Hoppers, Yellowstone
By Sweetwater on June 25, 2010
The Yellowstone is holding steady around 12,000 cfs though we have started to notice a slight green tint to it with about a foot of visibility. Once the Lamar peters out we should see the Yellowstone start to come into shape quickly. For now we have to make do with the Madison, Spring Creeks and [...]
Posted in Yellowstone River | Tagged Mud, Yellowstone
By Sweetwater on June 18, 2010
The Yellowstone is still in its annual run-off and not an option for some time. We hope to see it come in to shape by the first week of July. On a positive note the PMD hatch has started on the Spring Creeks!
Posted in Yellowstone River | Tagged Mud, Spring Fishing, Yellowstone
By Mary A on June 1, 2010
Looking at the river this morning, we saw a Yellowstone that was nearly fishable; but once again, the Lamar is on the rise. So, downriver, we get to wait patiently for another push of water to come through either today or tomorrow. The kayaker’s favorite wave may be in soon, but the fisherman will do [...]
Posted in Yellowstone River | Tagged Spring, Spring Fishing, Yellowstone
By Dave on May 26, 2010
The Yellowstone has dropped all week and is now running at 4,200 cfs with about a foot of visibility. We floated yesterday and were surprised at how well it fished. There was no dry fly action to speak of but the nymph, streamer and junk fishing was pretty decent. If the Lamar continues to drop [...]
Posted in Yellowstone River | Tagged Nymphing, Spring Fishing, Yellowstone