Talked to a friend who is on the water around the neighborhood at least four days a week – he spent an afternoon and evening on the Yellowstone on Wednesday.
The good news: water looks good right now, flows are healthy, there are lots of fish being brought to hand. Terrestrials are still playing well, though his advice (and that of lots of other folks) is that fish have seen armies of foam and other ‘common’ hoppers this year. Throwing something different is key, as is looking to other terrestrials – including ants, crickets and beetles. Our buddy was over chasing Drakes late in the day, and was amply rewarded despite the wind.
Nymphing has been strong as well, probably better than dry fly fishing this week, and streamers have been solid later in the day.
The bad news: It’s been breezy (understatement of the week) as it often is during transitional weather times; Mike estimated winds were gusting in the 60-70 mph range on Wednesday evening. Ouch. There have been a number of boats on the water (thanks, ___ magazine), and the river has been a little moody as it can be (at any time).
Photo: Steve Steigman’s classis Blown Away
Tags: River - Yellowstone
