July 2009
Fished with Ron and Harry on the Jeff and got a few nice bows along with some dinks. As normal this year the rain came and soaked us and our dry fly action. Remember,...
Fished the Yellowstone again with Don and Jon Lister. After a great day the day before with...
Guided Ron Webster today on the Yellowstone and the fish were on the bite in a big way. We started out of the gate with this nice Brown and rocked them all day...
Jon Lister and Don ListerFriday July 25th
Fished with the Listers on the lower Yellowstone. We fished hoppers from 10:00 on after taking a...
I headed to the Yellowstone river on Wednesday with Ty to try our luck at finding some hungry fish in the high water. The water level was pretty high still, but the...
I have been hiding up on the Missouri River waiting for dry fly fishing to start. We did have a sampling of great dry fly fishing for about 5 days when the river was dropped to 5200 cfs. The PMD and Rusty Spinner fishing was silly. There were 18-20" fish moving 3-4' to eat a dry. That almost never happens on the Mo. Then, they shot the river back up to 10,000+ and the dry fly fishing went with it. Now, do not get me wrong, I'm not a dyed-in-the-wool purist, but as a recovering nympho I was...
The big story this week is that the Yellowstone is finally fishable. The water clarity is about 1’-2’ and a nice green color with levels at 9,800 CFS. Even though it rained all day yesterday, the feeder streams are still running clear and have feeding fish gathered at their mouths. Anglers will find a buffet full of fish food consisting of PMD’s, Green Drakes, Caddis, Golden Stones and a few Salmon Flies. The best angling approach is still from a boat, but it won’t be long and the wading...
I finally had the chance to fish myself today with fellow guide Bo. It was a day that will not soon be forgotten. The salmon flies were out in droves on the upper Madison. We...The Salmon Flies have made the leap over Ennis Lake and are making their way up stream on the upper Madison. This week our guides found the giant stoneflies in large numbers between Varney Bridge and Ennis. If you plan on chasing the big bugs this weekend, give us a call and we’ll let you know where they are and what pattern their eating.
Constant changes in water levels this week has made the lower Madison a difficult piece of water to fish. Look for a couple of days of level water...
Constant changes in water levels this week has made the lower Madison a difficult piece of water to fish. Look for a couple of days of level water...