The Yellowstone River is famous for its amazing hopper fishing and this year has been no different.  The Yellowstone is also famous for being moody and finicky and we have been experiencing that as well.  Most days you can expect at some point in time that the hopper fishing will get hot and wild.  Keep changing your hopper’s size and color and eventually you should be able to find one that the fish will hit hard.  Caddis pupa and prince nymphs have been working well as droppers as well as smaller dries like a Stimulators, X-Caddis, or Parachute Adams have been picking up the fish that won’t commit to the larger hopper.   Streamer fishing has been good in the morning and evenings as well as cloudy days.

Keep an eye on the Lamar and Shields for spikes in the flows as these rivers can dump some mud with the large thunderstorms that have hit us of late.  Be sure to pull over and take cover if the winds get bad on the river as we have heard of two boats sinking this year.  Most thunderstorms blow over within an hour or two and is worth the wait for a safe day.