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Madison River - July 27th, 2009
supplied by: Tim Tollett's Frontier Anglers RECORDED:87 °FISHING: Excellent
The Madison is fishing quite well on Caddisflies, and yellow Stoneflies. Our daughter, Tamara, is doing stream surveys on the Madison this summer so she keeps us up to date on a daily basis. She tells us that the dry fly fishing in the McAtee section has been very good. And up by 3 Dollar Bridge both nymphs and dries have been working real well.
Best Flies: PMX's in lime, yellow, orange and royal - sz. 8-16, Twisted Sisters in tan and yellow - sz. 10 -14, Troth's Elk Hair Caddis -sz. 12-16, Crystal Humpy - sz. 12-16, MoJom Hopper in yellow and tan sz. 8-14, Grand Hoppers in yellow and tan - sz. 8-14, and on the windy (ha - the wind always blows on the Madison) stormy days try a big sz. 2 or 4 Zonker.
Jefferson River - July 27th, 2009
supplied by: Tim Tollett's Frontier Anglers RECORDED:89 °FISHING: Excellent
It's mid-summer and the fishing is a morning/evening deal on the Jefferson.
Come Prepared: sz. 12-18 Adams Parachute, sz. Sparkle Spiders, our new, sz. 12 & 14, Never Sink Trudes - a killer pattern, sz. 12-16 Royal and Grey Wulff patterns, sz. 10 Black Magic, sz. 12-16 PT Cruzers, sz. 12-16 Prince Nymphs, sz. 2-6 Tim's Buggbully (Yellow, White, Orange, Grey, Olive), Yellow Yummy's, sz. 2-6, Beldar Rubber Legs, sz. 4 (Black, Brown, Olive, Yellow) Yuk Bugs, sz. 4,6 (Black, Olive, Pepperoni) And bring some big, nasty, crawfish patterns.
Wheat's Lake - July 27th, 2009
supplied by: Tim Tollett's Frontier Anglers RECORDED:86 °FISHING: Excellent Great fishing to be found on Wheat's lake. This is a rod fee lake, but don't forget you can fish the lower Beaverhead too and the Hopper fishing has been excellent. For $125 per rod you can have great fishing on the lake and an afternoon on the river - fun stuff with solitude.
We do a number of guided trips on Wheat's and always suggest hiring one of our fine guides to show you around on this fine fishery.
Fly Box: Callibaetis Flashback - Sz. 14&16, T-D Damsel - Sz. 12, Flashback Pheasant Tail - Sz. 14-18, Richard's Seal Bugger - Sz. 8-10, New Age Buggers in Cherry Chocolate, Midnight Fire, Black Pearl, and Goldenstone - Sz. 4-10, Purple Haze/Parachute Adams- Sz. 14-18, Zonkers in natural, copper, and olive - Sz. 2-8. Richard's Seal Buggers in size 8&10.
River: Grand Hoppers in sz. 8-14, MoJo Hoppers in sz. 10-14, and an assortment of Caddisflies and PMD's.
Yellowstone River - August 19th, 2008
supplied by: Sweetwater Fly Shop RECORDED:80 °FISHING: Excellent
The Yellowstone is at it's best. Guides claim it may be the best season we've had in 10 years! The flows are currently at 4,000 cfs with 4-5 ft of clarity. Hoppers continue to be the bug of choice though those willing to get up early have had some excellent streamer fishing.
SUGGESTED FLIES: Chubby Chernobyl, Foam Winged Hopper, Grand Hopper, Western Lady, Flat Head Cicada, Neversink Turde
Gallatin River - July 15th, 2008
supplied by: Montana TroutWranglers RECORDED:72 °FISHING: Good
The Gallatin is coming around. It has dropped and there is almost 2 feet of visibility. You want to be careful wading because the river is moving rather swiftly. Not a lot of dry fly fishing yet, but stonefly nymphs and prince nymphs, SJ worms, and bright nymphs tight to the bank are working well. Be sure to have plenty of weight on to get those flies to the bottom. Be prepared to lose some flies in the rocks, but it will be worth it.
Madison River - Upper - July 15th, 2008
supplied by: Montana TroutWranglers RECORDED:76 °FISHING: Great
On Fire The lower Madison is fishing really well right now. The big trout are eating hard under the surface. Huz-ur-daddy crayfish, zonkers, and lightning bugs is all you need right now. We have had some fish attack our strike indicators, but after switching to dries not much positive is happening. So grit your teeth, fish under the surface, and hang on when the big browns and rainbows run you into your backing. The upper is lower and clearer right now. They have been bumping the water all over the place and it has affected the fishing. If you hit it right the dry fly fishing can be great. Caddis and PMD's are heavy, and the Salmonflies are almost up to Ruby. It seems as if everyone is fishing the Upper Madison right now and don't expect to be alone. The closer you get to the salmonflies the more anglers you are going to see.
Yellowstone National Park Rivers - May 27th, 2008
supplied by: Sweetwater Fly Shop RECORDED:43 °FISHING: Good
Yellowstone National Park opened to fishing this weekend for the Firehole, Gibbon and Madison rivers. The Gibbon is high and off color which left the Firehole as the only viable option. If you could stand the crowds the Firehole was pretty good with decent baetis and pmd hatches in the afternoon. The Firehole should continue to fish as long as the night time temps remain cool.
Armstrong's, DePuy's and Nelson's Spring Creek - April 6th, 2007
supplied by: Yellowstone TroutScout Outfitters RECORDED:40 °FISHING: Excellent
The Spring Creeks are still fishing great. Rainbows are still moving in from the Yellowstone to spawn in good numbers. We have been guiding on them consistantly for the last few weeks and are still enjoying the fruits of good fishing opportunities. Midges and Baetis hatches have been very abundant. Midges early and late in the day, with Baetis activity best mid-day.
Boulder River - April 6th, 2007
supplied by: Yellowstone TroutScout Outfitters RECORDED:40 °FISHING: Good
The Boulder, Shields and Stillwater Rivers are all clear with good water flow. I have lumped these three rivers together because they are all similar in size and are all fishing quiet well. Our best results have come from mostly double nymph set-ups and fishing holes deeper than 3'. Dry fly activity has been pretty sparce, mostly due to the cool windy weather. Over the next few weeks we feel that the dry fly fishing should pick up. All three of these rivers have consistantly been producing fish in the 12" - 16" range, with a mixed bag of rainbows and browns.
Madison River - Lower - March 16th, 2007
supplied by: Yellowstone TroutScout Outfitters RECORDED:41 °FISHING: Good
Fishing on the Lower Madison is starting to pick up. Visability is fairly clear - about 2' - 3'. Flow (CFS) is 1580 and changing due to additional waters being released from the dam.
Right now, the Lower Madison is offereing much better dry fly fishing that it has over the past couple of weeks due to the warmer weather in south central Montana. Midge fishing is active, as long as the wind is not. Our best luck fishing midges was found in slower water, along the banks and channels between the weed beds. Patterns that worked for us were CDC Hanging Midge, Wilson CDC Midge, Midge Pupas, WD40's (all in size 18 - 20) Sow Bugs (gray, orange and pink in sizes 18 & 20), Zebra Midges (red & black), Rainbow Midge, Midge Larva (gray, red and tan).
Our best results were fishing the bottom and pounding the holes in deeper runs. Patterns that worked were Crazy Charlies, San Juan Worms and Ray Charles.
As long as the wind stays down and the water levels coming out of the dam don't jump around too much, the fishing should continue to improve. However, winter in Montana is not over by any stretch and conditions are going to change quite a bit over the next 4 - 6 weeks. One thing that won't change is the fact that the rainbows are starting their spawning runs and are moving up through the Madison River system.
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