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Clark's Fork Of The Yellowstone River - September 28th, 2004
supplied by: North Fork Anglers
FISHING: Good
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CLARKS FORK of the YELLOWSTONE -- Water is clear and great hatch conditions. A few BWOs, micro-caddis, green drakes, grey drakes and yellow sallies hatching. Trudes, Stimulators (orange best) and small Turck's Tarantulas with Bloody Marys or North Fork Specials dropped below are working well when searching the water. When the hatches are on late afternoon, switch to hi-vis Parachute Adams, CDC black Caddis, or Snowshoe Sparkle Duns, olive or gray. Believe it or not, the lower Clarks Fork has been yielding more than a fair number of browns and rainbows over 20 inches. You can view some of these trout at our Memories Pagte as soon as we get the digital photos from our guests! CANYON SECTION OF CLARKS FORK - Flows are near normal for this time of year (all the rains has kept streams flows near normal all summer despite drought predictions) which means the canyon section is still difficult to get around in. The fishing has been good though even if it means you might be casting to the limits of your abilitiy. As we move into the fall months, a drop in flows should provide safer wading conditions and excellent hatches from noon until it's time to hike out. Hatches same as upper and lower Clarks Fork. LOWER CLARKS FORK (below the canyon downstream to Montana state line) - Hatches have been caddis, Tricos, Paraleptophlebia and Pale Evening Duns. Larger rubber-leg nymphs (size 4-8), Halfbacks, and Yuk Bugs trailed with a North Fork Special, Prince Nymph or Hare's Ear fished deep will put anglers into larger trout until the hatches take over late afternoon. Big browns are showing up now and taking size 18 parachute Adams some days. We like that attitude! Gray drake activity is beginning too. Right on time! SUNLIGHT, DEAD INDIAN and CRANDALL CREEKS - Hatches are spotty, but the trout are looking up for small hoppers and other attractors. Water levels still good and appear higher than the past two or three years. Bead headed nymphs dropped behind a trude, H&L Variant, Royal Wulff or elk hair caddis, size 10 0r 12 hopper are working well. If trout prove difficult, switch to a size 18 Parachute Adams or Olive Sparkle dun and drift those over trout lies. Evening hatches has been micro-caddis, rusty spinners, and pale evening duns.
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Yellowstone River - September 22nd, 2004
supplied by: Yellowstone Angler
FISHING: Good
Stream Flow Information [click here]
We had more rain in Yellowstone Park last week, and water conditions on the river have been variable all week. The river was off-color for a couple of days, but the river came back in shape this weekend. A cold front arrived yesterday afternoon, bringing heavy overcast and rain, and the streamer and Baetis fishing was very good. As always, be sure to call or e-mail us for updates on weather and water conditions.
Guide Brian Sienkowski and Tom Bailey with big Yellowstone rainbow As long as cool, cloudy conditions persist, streamer fishing will be one of the most effective techniques on the Yellowstone. Although it is still early in terms of the actual brown trout spawning period, the browns (along with the rainbows and cutts) will respond more aggressively to streamers, now that cloud cover will be more consistent. Sculpin patterns (like the Gander, Woolhead Sculpin, and the new Rag Sculpin), Zonkers, and any of the Woolly Bugger variations in #2-6 are some of the best fly choices.
Cool, showery days have also triggered the first of the fall Baetis hatches on the Yellowstone. Reports from the cloudy days this last week were very good. Bright conditions will minimize these hatches, but in the right conditions, these bugs will appear around 1-3:00 pm. Look for rising fish in foam pockets, backeddies, and on the inside of riffle corners. A Parachute Adams or Parachute Hare's Ear in #16-18 is usually as imitative as the fly needs to be on the Yellowstone, but a Baetis Sparkle Dun or the new Baetis Vis-A-Dun will do the trick if the fish are picky at all.
If we do see a return of brighter weather, anglers should try larger attractors in tandem with a small bead head nymph, the technique that has become a standard technique for most anglers on the Yellowstone. Most anglers have used a hopper or "hopperish" attractor as the top fly in the last several weeks, but the arrival of fall weather means a big Royal Trude or Royal Wulff may be a better choice. Pattern choice in the nymph is usually not critical. Popular choices include Princes, Pheasant Tails (including the variations with some extra flash in the body), Copper Johns, etc. Fish these in #14-16.
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Yellowstone River - September 20th, 2004
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Good
Stream Flow Information [click here]
Yellowstone River Montana WFP Guide [click here]
Flows at Livingston are 2310 C.F.S. This flow is just slightly above average, and we haven't been able to say that for a few years now. The fishing has been decent on most days and slow on some. The fishing has been very inconsistent but it is always worth it to be on the Yellowstone. There has been some hatches of Psuedocleons and we should be seeing some baetis any day now. Hopper fishing is still producing some surface activity but it has not been red hot. I have been having better success fishing small cicada or beetle patterns with a small royal wulff or royal trude off the back. Nymphing has been getting the most numbers of fish but you will also be into the whitefish as well if you head to the bottom of the river with your fly patterns. Streamers have been ok on cloudy days. We have not been getting a lot of fish on streamers but the ones that are willing to chase the big flies are generally good fish. I have personally started fishing the river in the middle of the Paradise Valley again because the hatches can be stronger and the browns really like the middle stretch of the river. If you want more consistent dry fly fishing head to the upper reaches above Yankee Jim Canyon. The cutthroats are eager to eat dry flies and they have still been very actively feeding on trudes and wulff patterns.
Fly patterns include: Royal Trude #8-10, Royal Stimulator #8-14, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Royal Wulff #8-12, Lime PMX #6-10, Royal PMX #6-10, BH Prince #8-12, Rubber Leg Stone #8-10, BH Mangy Caddis #12-14, Parachute Caddis #12-14, Molly Hopper #8-10, Marshmellow Hopper #8-10, Card's Cicada #10.
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Clark's Fork Of The Yellowstone River - September 16th, 2004
supplied by: North Fork Anglers
FISHING: Good
Stream Flow and River Levels [click here]
More rain and snow in the mountains. I am here to tell you, moisture is not a problem in the Cody region!. If anything, the excess moisture has prevented the North Fork of the Shoshone from turning on to late season hoppers and other insect activity. With the exception of the North Fork, everything else is fishing like it should mid-September. Hatches are heaviest mid-afternoon until dark-thirty. Pale Evening Duns, Paraleptophlebia, Baetis, Grey Drakes, several types of caddis (size 8-20), Yellow Sallies and Rusty Spinners are keeping the trout looking up.
September and October are "Prime Time" for our rivers and streams. Water temperatures are cold in the morning (time to deep fish nymphs) with gradual warming through the afternoon, which provides excellent temps for the late afternoon/early evening hatches. Brown trout go on the move in search of good spawning gravels, fall colors are decorating the mountainsides while bull elk bugle in the background. Awesome time of year to be on the water. We are so confident that Indian Summer will provide superb fly fishing that we are busy stocking fly bins for your arrival.
CLARK'S FORK of the YELLOWSTONE RIVER
Fed by a hundred, or more, glacial lakes draining the Beartooth Plateau, the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone is a fly fisherman's dream river. The Clark's Fork has three distinct sections, each fish differently and each section has its own personality, requiring fly fishermen to change tactics on each section in order to keep the rod bent and the reel singing. More Info on the Clark's Fork River
CLARKS FORK of the YELLOWSTONE -- Water is clear and great hatch conditions. A few BWOs, micro-caddis, green drakes, grey drakes and yellow sallies hatching. Trudes, Stimulators (orange best) and small Turck's Tarantulas with Bloody Marys or North Fork Specials dropped below are working well when searching the water. When the hatches are on late afternoon, switch to hi-vis Parachute Adams, CDC black Caddis, or Snowshoe Sparkle Duns, olive or gray. Believe it or not, the lower Clarks Fork has been yielding more than a fair number of browns and rainbows over 20 inches. You can view some of these trout as soon as we get the digital photos!
CANYON SECTION OF CLARKS FORK - Flows are near normal for this time of year (all the rains has kept streams flows near normal all summer despite drought predictions) which means the canyon section is still difficult to get around in. The fishing has been good though even if it means you might be casting to the limits of your abilitiy. As we move into the fall months, a drop in flows should provide safer wading conditions and excellent hatches from noon until it's time to hike out. Hatches same as upper and lower Clarks Fork.
LOWER CLARKS FORK (below the canyon downstream to Montana state line) - Hatches have been caddis, lingering PMD remnants, Tricos, and Pale Evening Duns. Larger rubber-leg nymphs (size 4-8), Halfbacks, and Yuk Bugs trailed with a North Fork Special, Prince Nymph or Hare's Ear fished deep will put anglers into larger trout until the hatches take over late afternoon. Big browns are showing up now and taking size 18 parachute Adams some days. We like that attitude! Green drake activity is beginning too. Right on time!
SUNLIGHT, DEAD INDIAN and CRANDALL CREEKS - Hatches are spotty, but the trout are looking up for small hoppers and other attractors. Water levels still good and appear higher than the past two or three years. Bead headed nymphs dropped behind a trude, caddis, size 10 0r 12 hopper, or orange stimulator are working well. If trout prove difficult, switch to a size 18 Parachute Adams or Olive Sparkle dun and drift those over trout lies. Evening hatches has been micro-caddis, yellow sallies and pale evening duns.
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Clark's Fork Of The Yellowstone River - September 12th, 2004
supplied by: North Fork Anglers
FISHING: Good
Stream Flow and River Levels [click here]
CLARKS FORK of the YELLOWSTONE -- Water is clear and great hatch conditions. A few BWOs, micro-caddis, green drakes, grey drakes and yellow sallies hatching. Trudes, Stimulators (orange best) and small Turck's Tarantulas with Bloody Marys or North Fork Specials dropped below are working well when searching the water. When the hatches are on late afternoon, switch to hi-vis Parachute Adams, CDC black Caddis, or Snowshoe Sparkle Duns, olive or gray.
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Clark's Fork Of The Yellowstone River - September 12th, 2004
supplied by: North Fork Anglers
FISHING: Good
Stream Flow and River Levels [click here]
CLARKS FORK of the YELLOWSTONE -- Water is clear and great hatch conditions. A few BWOs, micro-caddis, green drakes, grey drakes and yellow sallies hatching. Trudes, Stimulators (orange best) and small Turck's Tarantulas with Bloody Marys or North Fork Specials dropped below are working well when searching the water. When the hatches are on late afternoon, switch to hi-vis Parachute Adams, CDC black Caddis, or Snowshoe Sparkle Duns, olive or gray. CANYON SECTION OF CLARKS FORK - Flows are near normal for this time of year (all the rains has kept streams flows near normal all summer despite drought predictions) which means the canyon section is still difficult to get around in. The fishing has been good. September should see a drop in flows, safer wading conditions and excellent hatches when the sun drops below the canyon rim. Hatches same as upper and lower Clarks Fork. LOWER CLARKS FORK (below the canyon downstream to Montana state line) - Hatches have been caddis, lingering PMD remnants, Tricos, and Pale Evening Duns. Larger rubber-leg nymphs (size 4-8), Halfbacks, and Yuk Bugs trailed with a North Fork Special, Prince Nymph or Hare's Ear fished deep will put anglers into larger trout until the hatches take over late afternoon. Big streamers are taking some very nice rainbows. Try Bitch Buggers, Double Bunnies, and Olive Blossoms in the deeper riffles.
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Yellowstone River - September 5th, 2004
supplied by: Yellowstone Angler
FISHING: Great
Stream Flow Information [click here]
Yellowstone River We had more rain in Yellowstone Park last week, and we suffered through a few days of off-color water, but the river came back in shape early this week. Today, the river is in great shape around Livingston, but looking at the hydrograph, it does appear that the flows on the Lamar jumped up a bit over the last couple of days, so we will be on the lookout for any change in water conditions. Anglers should be aware that some of the mud that comes out of the Lamar never makes it as far as Livingston. In the lower flows of late summer, some of the mud actually settles out, and we sometimes hear that the Lamar is very muddy, yet the off-color water never makes it to the stretches near town. As always, be sure to call or e-mail us for updates on weather and water conditions.
Anglers should match their tactics to the weather and water conditions they encounter. On warm, bright days, the best approach is to fish attractor dry flies and hopper patterns. The best attractor patterns include Tan and Royal Parachute Madam Xs and Convertibles, Stimulators, and Turck's Tarantulas in sizes 8-12. These attractors represent both grasshoppers and the mid-summer brown stones that we find on the Yellowstone at this time of year. Big black attractors have also produced well—our favorites in this category are the Black Magic and Card's Cicada.
Guide Brian Sienkowski and Tom Bailey with big Yellowstone rainbow Hopper fishing will continue to be a main focus for both anglers and the fish for the next couple of weeks, as long as the weather stays warm. We carry a wide variety of hopper patterns from traditional patterns like a Dave's Hopper, Whit's Hi-Vis Hopper, and the Parachute Hopper to some of the new foam patterns like the Grand Hopper and Red Legged Hopper. It is smart to carry a variety of sizes, as some days the fish seem to prefer a larger or smaller pattern.
Fishing these attractors and hoppers in tandem with a small bead head nymph has become a standard technique for most anglers on the Yellowstone. Pattern choice in the nymph is usually not critical. Popular choices include Princes, Pheasant Tails (including the variations with some extra flash in the body), Copper Johns, etc. Fish these in #14-16.
If we see the return of cool, cloudy conditions, streamers will produce well. Fishing Woolly Buggers and sculpin patterns from a drift boat is still a great way to take a big brown trout, even in late summer.
Cool, showery days have also triggered the first of the fall Baetis hatches on the Yellowstone. Reports from the cloudy days this last week were very good. Bright conditions will minimize these hatches, but in the right conditions, these bugs will appear around 1-3:00 pm. Look for rising fish in foam pockets, backeddies, and on the inside of riffle corners.
Private Lakes Burns Lake near Big Timber continues to fish very well. Anglers are enjoying good fishing with hoppers and cicada patterns on warm afternoons, but try stripping leeches or small Woolly Buggers if you get a cloudy day. The rod fee on Burns is $90 this season, and you can book rods through the shop or by calling Rasch Burns at 406-932-4150.
Buckingham Reservoir near White Sulphur Springs is a spectacular new lake that we have access to this year for our clients. Although it involves a bit of a drive, the setting in the Belt Mountains is beautiful and the fishing has been excellent. Anglers cannot expect to catch the numbers of fish that are available on Burns, but the quality and size of the fish makes this a very special place indeed! Nearly all of our clients that have been up to Buckingham have gotten cleaned out or have landed some big rainbows in the 5-8 pound category! There are a few very big brook trout also, up to 3 pounds. Access is limited to guided parties of 2 people per day, and the rod fee is $75/rod.
Yellowstone National Park Fishing in the north end of the Park will depend on local weather and water conditions. These streams have been clear most of the last week or so, but we did hear the Lamar was dirty for at least a short period a couple of days ago. However, these streams often fish very well just as they drop and clear after a high water period, so it sometimes pays to be adventurous and make the drive to check on water conditions.
As long as they clear, all of the streams in the northern end of the Park, including Slough Creek, the Lamar River, and Soda Butte Creek, will offer good dry fly fishing on terrestrials through most of September. These meadow streams support a wide variety of terrestrial insects, including ants, beetles, crickets, grasshoppers, etc. While most anglers prefer to fish hoppers, as they are easy to see, the smaller terrestrials will often be more productive, especially on the easily accessed areas of these waters, where the fish see quite a bit of angling pressure.
If you stay into the evening, the Lamar and Soda Butte also get good hatches of caddis. On Slough Creek, look for hatches of caddis, but there are also often good midge hatches that will require smaller flies and lighter tippets.
Park regulars are also starting to think about the hatches of "fall drakes". These hatches usually start about the second week of September, but with the recent cool, cloudy weather, we have heard that the hatches have already started. A March Brown Parachute or Hare's Ear Parachute in #12-14 are ideal dry flies for this hatch.
Missouri River The Missouri River is fishing well right now, with good hatches of trico mayflies in the early mornings and caddis close to dark. The PMD's are pretty much over now but there is some good hopper fishing during mid-day, especially on the lower stretches through the canyon and all the way down to Cascade.
The Trico hatches seem to be the most intense up closer to Holter Dam and in the Wolf Creek to Craig stretch. This is some of the best dry fly fishing of the year, and the Tricos bring up all the big fish as long as the wind cooperates and doesn't blow too hard in the mornings.
There are still lots of big rainbows and browns in the Mo, and dry fly purists are having a great time up there. The word is out though, so expect a lot of fishing pressure. Still, this is a big river, running around 2500-3000 CFS, and it can support a lot of anglers in that 30 miles of river between Holter Dam near Wolf Creek and Cascade.
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Clark's Fork Of The Yellowstone River - September 3rd, 2004
supplied by: North Fork Anglers
FISHING: Fair
Stream Flow and River Levels [click here]
CLARKS FORK of the YELLOWSTONE -- Water is returning to clear, fishable conditions. A few BWOs, micro-caddis, green drakes and yellow sallies hatching. Trudes, Stimulators (orange best) and small Turck's Tarantulas with Bloody Marys or North Fork Specials dropped below are working well.
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Yellowstone River - August 27th, 2004
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Poor
Stream Flow Information [click here]
Yellowstone River Montana WFP Guide [click here]
Flows at Livingston are 2940 C.F.S. The river as of this morning was running chocolate milk from the rains the previous couple of days. It will most likely be a few days before the river clears up enough to fish again. I would not expect to see the river clean by tomorrow and Sunday may be a long shot as well. Please give us a call before you go to the river. We get updates each day from the shuttle companies and generally we have a good idea of what the rivers condition is.
Fly patterns include: Royal Trude #8-10, Royal Stimulator #8-14, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Royal Wulff #8-12, Lime PMX #6-10, Royal PMX #6-10, BH Prince #8-12, Rubber Leg Stone #8-10, BH Mangy Caddis #12-14, Parachute Caddis #12-14, Molly Hopper #8-10, Marshmellow Hopper #8-10, Card's Cicada #10.
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Yellowstone River - August 21st, 2004
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Great
Stream Flow Information [click here]
Yellowstone River Montana WFP Guide [click here]
Flows at Livingston are 2310 C.F.S. The river is in great shape and the fishing has been fantastic this week. The cooler night time temperatures have the river nice and cool which is making for some slower fishing in the morning hours. The hoppers are the main game on the surface right now and the best fishing has been starting around noon each day. When the weather warms up look for the fishing to start to happen earlier in the morning and slow by mid afternoon. Right now it is the opposite so enjoy your nights rest and get out a little later in the day. Hopper dropper rigs have been the most productive way to fish but if you like to see the fish come up to the surface you can fish a hopper with a cicada or ant pattern off the back. Droppers have been producing a little better results than the dry activity but you will still see plenty of fish come up to the surface. The mid night stones are still comming off late in the evening and the fish definetly know what they are. Keep your hoppers on the larger size right now and as the stones start to taper off you will want to try a smaller fly, until the hoppers reach the large flying stage later in the month.
Fly patterns include: Royal Trude #8-10, Royal Stimulator #8-14, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Royal Wulff #8-12, Lime PMX #6-10, Royal PMX #6-10, BH Prince #8-12, Rubber Leg Stone #8-10, BH Mangy Caddis #12-14, Parachute Caddis #12-14, Molly Hopper #8-10, Marshmellow Hopper #8-10, Card's Cicada #10.
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