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Last Updated: 8/16/2008 The Yellowstone | Spring Creeks | Madison | Private/Local Lakes Yellowstone Park | Waters we fish | Guide Services Yellowstone RiverCFS @ Lamar River | CFS @ Corwin Springs | CFS @ Carter's 8/16
Mike Dubis with a good brown. Photo: Guide Brian Sienkowski The River is hot fishing right now with hoppers. Probably the best two weeks will be right now, which is late but great for August fisherman never the less. Stop by the shop and we'll hook you up with a few hopper patterns and droppers that you might not have seen yet...
8/15
Ella with a big Yellowstone River rainbow. photo: Tola Chin Hoppers get 'em again. Get out here and fish the river while you can! 8/13
Hank Bechard and Mr. Hales with a good looking brown The River is back in great shape and ready to fish! 8/12
The River is good to go. Just talked with Eric Adams from YVR and the river is clear mid valley. Just drove back from from Big Timber this morning and the river is clear all the way. Should be some great hopper fishing today... 8/11
A few guides that I talked to had a good day off streamer fishing. Most fish were caught on a dead drifted sculpin, but a few fish were caught on the strip as well.
8/10
The Yellowstone is looking good today. From Mallard's to Springdale there is a good 2-3 feet of visibility. There's more mud coming however. Cory reported that early in the morning at Gardiner there was 3 feet of vis, but by 8:30 the visibility decreased to about a foot. If you put in around Mallard's you should be ahead of the mud by the time you pull out, but floating through town or just below town would be a safer bet. Hoppers and dead drifted streamers are still the way to go. The river fished well 8/9 down low. Most guide boats were averaging 20 fish to the boat. Hoppers were still the best fly of the day... 8/9
Outfitter Hank Bechard and Pressley Hales with a good one The river has a big plug of mud, so you'll either want to float way up high or down low. It's a pretty big plug from Emigrant to 89, all about 4 inches of visibility. Most of the guides went below Grey Bear today to get ahead of the mud, but Cory up a Big Sky Whitewater reported that there was 2 feet of visibility near Gardiner. Park's said the river was fishable this morning and that it was clearing as of late last night. As long as we don't get another storm tonight, tomorrow should be good up high... 8/8
Ack Willets with a nice brown caught on a hopper. photo: Hank B. Although there was some rain in Livingston and Bozeman last night, the Lamar or upper yellowstone didn't spike a bit. The clarity at 9th Street was gin this morning. CFS has dropped to 5450. We heard that Pine creek was pumping in some black ash from last year's fires, but that shouldn't effect the river too bad. Lots of big fish are getting caught this week so if you plan to float, now's the time!
Forrest Stright with a fat YR brown. photo: Marcus McGuire Forrest caught this hefty brown on a streamer. Although hoppers have been red hot, the dead drift has also been deadly... 8/6
Paul Fingersh, the man not the myth... Photo: Eric Paulson The Yellowstone is flowing at 5,860 CFS today with 4 feet of vis. So go out and get yourself a big fat brown trout... 8/5
Ed Dudnyk holding a big brown from the YR. photo: Eric Paulson Can the Yellowstone get any better right now? Running into friends around town, everyone has been saying this is the best they've seen the Yellowstone fish in a long, long time. Some are even calling it the single best season they can remember. Hoppers are on definitely the main course right now, with sides of rubber legs, George's brown stones, sallies, zonkers, and crayfish.
8/3
Hopper / dropper combo's have been red hot this week... Everyone floating the river has noticed that the hopper fishing is really good right now. Starting as early as 10:00 in the morning until 5:00 at night, big and little fish alike have been hitting the hopper. We've had a lot more success fishing hoppers than streamers, although big juicy nymphs followed by smaller yellow sally like flies have been holding their own on the river. Wondering which section to float? Throw at dart at the map because you can't miss right now... 8/2
Small mountain streams have been fishing incredibly well this week. Any combination of attractor dries and droppers have been working, but it's more fun to see these little fish come up and attack a dry. Try a Turk's tarantula, twisted sister, Lime trude, or a good 'ole stimulator. Throw a 2 or 3 second pocket water drift into the mix and you should be hooked up in no time! 8/1
There's a lot of hoppers out now, everything from smaller, tan colored 14's, all the way up to big, grey, "digital camo" size 2's. The good news is that the fish are looking up in the afternoon and ripping into them with vicious tenacity. In general the hoppers have been working better through down up river all the way to Gardiner. Down low has been chuck and duck dead drifting or nymphing with rubberlegs and yellow sally nymphs. The water from 89 to Reed Point is still very deep and the big trout are comfortable sitting in their holes. Once the water temperature rises, those fish will want to head into the riffles to get oxygen and cool down, but for now it seems that they'd rather chill out down deep, making hopper fishing more difficult. I'd give down low a couple more weeks if you want to fish hoppers successfully. If you can't wait, prepare to throw some heavy flies and get down into the water column as quickly as possible. Dead drifting has been more productive, but as long as you know your flies are deep you can rip them, jig them, feed at little slack, and so on... 7/31
Shop employee Jimmy Wilson with a nice brown above Emigrant Jimmy and Burke (from Angler's West) floated up high afterwork the other day and did quite well. They saw some bugs in the evening, but the nice brown above went for a prince nymph.
PMD's on the Spring Creeks
PMD's and PMD Spinners are still going strong on the creeks... The creeks have been great fishing this summer. Right now there's still a lot of PMD's and PMD spinners - especially around dinner time. A lot of these fish will become more active from 5:00 on, since at this time a lot of Angler's will head into town for a steak or a frozen margarita. There have been a few sulfurs coming off in the evenings as well, so have a least a few size 20-22 yellow/orange dries in your box. Streamer fishing can also be fun on the creeks the closer you get towards 9:00 at night. For more information check out George's PMD article.
John Ribic with a nice a Armstrong's brown. Photo: Hank Bechard
The MadisonCFS Below Ennis Lake near McAllister
George was fishing $3 bridge on Sunday and had awesome dry fly fishing. Fish were mowing down goldens, and there were actually still a few salmonfly dries hanging around. In terms of Salmonflies, late the best fishing was later in the afternoon and evening, as in after 4:00 on. Look for the deeper holes and pocket water close to the willows for the biggest fish. If you're not apposed to nymphing, a big rubber leg nymph can be killer up there, but don't be surprised if your bulldog brown turns out to be a 21 inch whitefish. The best rubberlegs are the custom tied versions with a shank full of .025 lead. Most store bought versions are quite a bit lighter and not nearly as good as they heavier ones. You can always add a couple split shot to get down as well. If you're looking for a bead head dropper to put behind the rubber leg, George's favorite for that area is Morish's Anatomay nymph in size 18. You wouldn't think those big fish would be eating such small nymph in that fast water but they do!
Yellowstone National Park
to offer. Photo: D.Holiway
This time of year a trip to Yellowstone Park can be a lot of fun. The Lamar is still too high and muddy to fish, but slough creek is fishable this week. Bring some Green Drakes, PMD's, plus all your favorite terrestrials. There have been bears reported around slough creek campground, so don't forget bear spay, especially if you plan to camp. The beautiful thing about the park is that you have 2.2 million acres to explore. There are hundreds of small creeks, streams, rivers and lakes to fish. Everyone has their own favorites and we encourage you to discover your own. If you simply don't know where to start, stop by the shop on you way and we can give you some ideas on a "hike and strike."
Local and Private Lakes
Although the PMD's on the creeks and hoppers on the river have produced some awesome fishing, local and private lakes are still producing (and probably always will produce) the biggest fish. Lakes aren't for everyone, and we realize that, but for those who enjoy lake fishing give us a call. We have access to a few exclusive lakes with some incredible fish in them. Rod fees and guides are required. 406-222-7130.
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A nice grayling caught in one of the many lakes Yellowstone has
