Thursday 7/23

On yet another scorching hot summer Thursday, Peter, Ty and I headed to some of our favorite local waters. The day started off very well with tons of fish and continued to fish well throughout the day. When it's really sunny and hot out, look for shady dark holes next to rocks and deep, cool water. We caught most of the fish on caddis pupa's and beadhead buggers. If you head out, try throwing olive soft hackles, prince nymphs, iron sallie's, and olive buggers. If you need to get your dry fly fix, try using a golden stone pattern, brown caddis and PMD's.

A Rainy day on the Jellystone

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 water was green and had good visibility. As soon as we put the boat in the water it started to rain, and it didn't quit until we reached the take out. As miserable as it was, the rain brought out a huge caddis and PMD hatch, and the fish started to feed. With the water running fast, the fish were up right against the bank eating the caddis pupa as they hatched. We had good luck with green caddis pupa, green copper john's, and olive soft hackles. We found some fish feeding on the surface in the slow moving eddies, and had some strikes on a tan caddis, size 14 or 16, but most of the action was sub-surface. The water levels are dropping every day so plan some time to get out and catch some river monsters!

Hylite Reservoir

With the rivers looking like an overflowing glass of chocolate milk, i have been trying my luck at Hylite. The reservoir is very high, and still very cold, but the cutthroat are getting ready to spawn in the upper creek so they are stacked up in the deep water by the inlet at the southern end. The weather was mostly overcast so the fish weren't rising to the surface but as soon as the sun came out we saw a few rising. Over the last few days we've caught lots of big cutthroat on olive leeches, buggers and egg imitation patterns and a few grayling on small dark colored nymphs. So until the rivers drop, try heading to hylite or other lakes for some good fishing.

Winter 08-09

I went out the last couple of days and fished in the warm weather we've been having, and had a bunch of luck. the last few days have consisted of driving around and finding good spots to fish. The fish have been hiding down deep in the slower water, and only eating what is laid exactly in front of them. If you go out, try throwing bright colored midges, worms, soft hackles, prince and pheasant tails. As long as the weather stays like it has been the fishing is only going to get better so any chance you get, hit the rivers!

Nov 29 Galatin trip

Little Ol' Lady Luck was no where to be found today on the Galatin. I fished with Sarah today above Sheds bridge and the only thing that seemed to work was a pink midge. Sarah caught one brown and one rainbow on a pink midge and that was all the action. The fish seemed to be eating more in the earlier part of the day becuase on the walk back downstream they werent eating anything. If you're heading out to the Galatin try using bright midges and maybe a rubberleg or another nymph. Head out before it gets too cold!

10/25 Bear Trap

I fished the Upper bear trap on the madison saturday just below Ennis Dam. It was an ok day of fishing probably due to the water still being muddy from Ennis lake. It was colder in the morning but as the day progressed the clouds went away and the sun came out. The set-up of the day seemed to be any olive green bugger with a pink midge dropper. Also caught some fish on olive bead head soft hackles and lightning bugs. Some fish were rising here and there to baetis flies, but nothing would touch a dry fly. The fish we caught were earlier in the morning and around 12:30 - 1:00 the fishing slowed down.

Jason