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Madison River - September 6th, 2008
supplied by: West Yellowstone Fly Shop RECORDED:62 °FISHING: Good
Montana
Madison below Hebgen: On August 31st flows out of Hebgen went from 800cfs to over 3,000 cfs due to a malfunction with the dam. Crews are currently working to repair the dam. You will need to approach the river as you would any high water situation. Fish will move closer to the banks to get out of the heavy water. The recent cold weather has water temps to drop; expect best fishing during the middle of the day. Nymphs will be most productive; fish them deep and slow. Micro mayflies, tung bead PT's, $3 dips will all produce. For surface patterns try terrestrial patterns like ants, beetles, and hoppers. Fall baetis hatches will become more frequent as weather cools.
Yellowstone National Park
Madison in the park: Fishing has been fair. Several lake fish have been caught, both rainbows and browns. Cool weather should help send more fish into the system. Fish have been taken on nymphs, soft hackles, small streamers, and big attractor dries. Fishing should improve throughout the month.
Firehole River - September 6th, 2008
supplied by: West Yellowstone Fly Shop RECORDED:60 °FISHING: Fair
Firehole River: Fishing should continue to improve as weather cools. You may encounter caddis activity and on cloudy cool days baetis hatches. Small terrestrial patterns will bring fish to the surface. Soft hackles will if fish aren't looking up.
Slough Creek - September 6th, 2008
supplied by: West Yellowstone Fly Shop RECORDED:63 °FISHING: Good
Slough Creek-Fishing has been good. Small ants, beetles, hoppers will bring fish to the surface. As weather cools expect to fish baetis, midges, and drake patterns. If fish get picky and won't take your offering downsize!!! Best fishing will be during the middle of the day when water temps are warmer.
Lamar River - September 6th, 2008
supplied by: West Yellowstone Fly Shop RECORDED:62 °FISHING: Good
Lamar River/ Soda Butte: Both have fished well. Small terrestrials are the key in this area. Ants, beetles, crickets, and small hoppers. As weather cools be prepared with an assortment of baetis an drake patterns. Mid-day fishing will be most productive.
Missouri River - September 6th, 2008
supplied by: The Trout Shop RECORDED:50 °FISHING: Excellent
Fall is here and the fish are still eating on top and everywhere else ...... despite how fat they are already. There's plenty of bugs.
The allure to the Missouri is here:
Flat water dry fly fishing to large wild trout.
Foul weather will keep the pleasure floaters off the river. It will keep the bugs on the river. Calm winds, heavy clouds, light intermittent rain, and cool conditions are giving anglers the edge. Soupy weather has brought pseudos out in droves. Tricos are timed differently. Fall Caddis are heavier than previous years. Midges are plentiful. Hoppers and ants are steady producers. Weeds can be a nuisance while streamer fishing. The fish are worth it. Nymphs produce most all the time. Things start later and end earlier. No blue wings to speak of quite yet.
It's fall. Water temp: 59° It's getting better daily.
Clark Fork River - September 3rd, 2008
supplied by: Swede's Fly Shop RECORDED:64 °FISHING: Great
The reports are coming in with a multitude of fly fishing techniques. Just this last weekend the fly djour was a number 6 hex. It outfished emergers and other dry flies tried that weekend. Other fly fishers are reporting hopper and salmon fly patterns are working well either alone or as an indicator with a bead head caddis or pheasant tail as the dropper. Another good report came in using a number 14 olive humpy with an olive body. Personally, I would be tossing out some ant and beetle patterns to add to the buffet. There is no general concensus of river location, but from my own expetience I know the drift from Forest Gorve to Big Eddy is one of my favorites this time of year. Find the oxygenated water and you will find the trout.
Beaverhead River - August 30th, 2008
supplied by: Tim Tollett's Frontier Anglers RECORDED:77 °FISHING: Excellent They're here! Hoppers, Craneflies, Caddis, and Trico's are everywhere and the fish are eating the heck out of them! Fishing dries has been key for some great catches, but don't forget to have along some very small nymphs, 20's and smaller, as well as some large size Prince Nymphs in sizes 8-12 to imitate snails. Caddis emergers, in certain areas, are taking a good share of nice trout.
The Craneflies are driving fish crazy. Matt and I went yesterday morning at daylight from Buffalo Bridge to Henneberry Bridge from 6:00a.m to noon. It was, to say the least, "Phenominal" We skated adult Cranes with a Brown Bear Brown beheind the dry, and had some truly explosive action. The big fish in the river are looking to eat Craneflies. Matt missed his share of 20" fish, and I missed a bunch. (Maybe it's because i had a hook that didn't have a point on it!) We didn't see a sole on the river. There is nobody around right now Don't be afraid to toss some size 8 & 6 rubber leg stuff and the fish are looking to pounce all over it. We have some weather coming in next week. The Cranefly fishing and streamer fishing will be as good as you can get! The fish are at their peak physical condition. If they get any fatter, they might explode! Now is the time to get to Dillon and fish the Beaverhead. It's still very floatable. Warning: Your arm will get tired from all the big fish!
Best Fly patterns:
Size 16 - 20 Serendipities in olive, black and red. Rainbow Warriors in size 18 & 20. Pearl Soft Hackles in size 20. Size 16 & 18 P.T. Cruzers in olive/brown and yellow/brown. Size 18 Mercer's Micro Mayfly in colors yellow, olive and ruby. Size 18 F.A. Foam Emerger. Size 14, 12, 10, and 8 Prince Nymphs. La Fontaine Caddis emergers and deep water nymphs. Cranefly larva in sizes 6 & 8. Rubber Leg Nymphs like Yuk Bugs and George's Brown Stone in sizes 6 & 8. Elk Hair Caddis Dries in 10,12, & 14. Par Madam X in orange, lime, and royal in sizes 12, 14, and 16. Grand Hoppers in sizes 8, 10, 12, and 14 in both yellow and tan colors. Para Hoppers in 8, 10, and 12. Royal Trudes in sizes 12 & 14. Tim's Crayman in sizes 6, and 8. And don't forget ants and beetles.
The Tricos are just starting so look for them to produce big results in the upcoming days.
There are bugs all over the place. We are still seeing Moth activity, and mixed with the Moths are Tricos, BWO's, Green Drakes (that's right) and hoppers in the millions. The weather can't get any better. It is only reaching the high 70's most days and the nights are getting cold. It's been frosty in Wisdom for quiet a few mornings already, and the water has really cooled off, so the mid-day fishing is explosive.
August - the time is here and you should be too!
Best Patterns: Stimulators in Royal, yellow, green and orange in sizes 8 - 16, Prince Nymphs in sizes 12 & 14, Cooper Johns in purple, silver, zebra, lime (our favorite color) blue (blue is still our key color for this season) and red in sizes 12 - 16. Yuk Bugs in black and olive size 4 & 6. P.T. Cruzers in orange, olive/brown, blue/black and yellow/olive in sizes 12, 14, and 16. Para Madam X in yellow, orange, lime and royal, in size 8 -16. Royal Trudes in sizes 12, 14 & 16. Al Troth's Elk Hair Caddis in sizes 12 & 14. Para Adams in sizes 12 & 14. Twisted Sisters in colors purple, yellow and orange in sizes 8, 10, 12 and 14, Tilt Wing Duns in size 18, size 20 Smidget, and Quigley's Hackle Stacker Female Trico in size 20.
Jefferson River - August 30th, 2008
supplied by: Tim Tollett's Frontier Anglers RECORDED:84 °FISHING: Great With the cooler days arriving, the Jefferson is fishing better and better. Jump on it early in the day and you'll have some great fishing with big attractor dries and rubber leg nymphs. With some cool wet weather coming, get your meat ready throw into the banks as streamer fishing is going to pull out the extra large models.
Ruby River - August 30th, 2008
supplied by: Tim Tollett's Frontier Anglers RECORDED:80 °FISHING: Excellent The Ruby is fishing very well with hopper patterns such as the Grand Hopper and Joe Aanes' MOJO Hopper. Spruce Moth patterns are also working magic on some of the larger fish. It is DRY FLY TIME!!!
Best patterns include Parachute Madam X's in lime and royal size 12-8. P.T. Cruzers in olive/brown, Yellow Suzie, and blue/black in sizes 14, 16 and 18. San Juans in size 10 and 12, and cranefly larva and dries in sizes 8-4. Sparkle Spiders in size 18, Tilt Wing Duns in size 16 and 18, Lawson's Thorax Dun in size 18, and BIG Prince Nymphs - size 8 and 10. Don't forget to take a few Cranefly adults - size 8.
Don't forget - August and September is the time to on the Ruby, Big Hole and Beaverhead Rivers. These three rivers fish better in August and September than at any other time of the year. Come see for yourself.
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