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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.
Wheat's Lake - August 30th, 2008
supplied by: Tim Tollett's Frontier Anglers RECORDED:78 °FISHING: Excellent We can't say enough about the fishing at Wheat's. Lots of hopper activity now, and fishing a small ant in front of the cruzing fish will bring fast results. Rod fees are $100 per day per angler.
Another fantastic fishing location is Johnson's pond. It is a spring fed system full of big, hard fighting rainbows and browns. Rod fees here are just $80.
The F.A.
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
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.
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.
Blackfoot River - January 22nd, 2007
supplied by: The Kingfisher FISHING: Poor
REPORTS: Your best option around for montana flavored slushies. Ice is really piling up on the Blackfoot right now.
Clark Fork River - January 22nd, 2007
supplied by: The Kingfisher FISHING: Poor
REPORTS: A LOT more open water than last week, still not fishing though due to slush and tons of shelf ice.
Bitterroot River - January 21st, 2007
supplied by: The Kingfisher FISHING: Fair
REPORTS: The warmer temps are helping out the conditions, it's still slushy in spots with a lot of shelf ice. The springs that were frozen over the past few weeks have begun to open up and you can catch some fish again.
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