Down here in Texas, there are several events in fishing that people look forward to all year long. The redfish spawn in the fall, the bass spawn in the spring, and the stocking of hatchery trout in various rivers, lakes and city ponds in the winter. While most of these pale, confused hatchery fish are […]
Jake McGlothlin
Once again the time of year where we take a moment to stop and realize all that we have to be thankful for is upon us. In truth, we should do this every day, but busy everyday life often prevents us from doing so. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Chi Wulff. May today […]
Twice now, the team here at Chi Wulff has tried to hang it up and walk away. Both times, we were left with that nagging feeling that what we were leaving behind meant more to us than perhaps we knew. I don’t think anyone particularly missed writing river reports every morning when we stopped writing […]
Went up to do some nymphing on the upper Gallatin – too damned cold (in the 2 to 3 degree range and windy yesterday). There’s still some open water in the Canyon above Big Sky, but not for long. Cool shot of anchor ice forming along the bottom (the last pic…)
Every year about this time the Bighorn has a couple weeks of tougher fishing. The lake is turning over, discoloring the water somewhat but this will subside later this month. Last week, flows went up to over 3,400 cfs, which as you might imagine had a negative impact on the trout. But the water has […]
Wow, this fall is really going by fast. It always seems that right about now is when I realize I didn’t do as much fishing this fall as I wanted to. But, if Mark and I did do all the fishing we wanted, this site would never be updated. It’s a trade off. The Beaverhead […]
Fall has hit the Madison. The Lower has woken back up, the Upper is still kicking ass, and the river is in all around great shape. Fishing the Lower these days is pretty easy. Crawfish, streamers, sculpins, big princes and stonefly nymphs are all taking fish. Look for a pretty good Baetis hatch in the […]
In case there is anyone out there wondering just where the hell the Chi Wulff team has been for the past few days, have no fear: we are not going anywhere. This has been an interesting weekend (and a busy one) for a couple of reasons: Work in the real world The imminent closure of […]
The Gardner is almost done for the year. While there is still some good fishing to be had, things have really slowed down. Flows are down quite a bit, forcing anglers to work the pools and deeper runs more than usual. The upper river is done for this year. Down lower, keep an eye out […]
The Gallatin slowed down a bit with the cold weather we have been having. Actually, it slowed down a lot. Fish were still caught, to be sure, but anglers had to work harder for them. Personally, it seems a little early in the year to be breaking off out of my beard every fifteen minutes. […]
As many other rivers in the area, the Bighorn is transitioning from its summer pattern to fall. The days of hopper fishing are long gone. If there were any terrestrials left, they won’t last beyond tomorrow night. The forecast low for Friday night is -4 here in Bozeman. That’s damn cold. The cool weather is […]
Its been a good year on the Lamar. But, all good things must come to an end. Things have really been slowing down lately, and this recent cold snap is not going to be much help. Looking out my window right now, there’s a good five or six inches of snow at my apartment. You […]
While the upper Gardner has been finished for a few weeks now, the lower Gardner is still fishing well right now. It’s mainly Baetis, nymphing late, and a small dark Caddis down low. The Park’s guys are thinking terrestrials may come back into play this week once it warms up again – maybe, it’s going […]
This last day of September has brought with it fall. As I am looking out my window right now, it is snowing. And snowing pretty hard. Fortunately, there is not as much snow on the ground as the above picture, taken a few winters ago in West Yellowstone. Its a start, though. Kind of strange to […]
Finally, the forecast shows something that we want to see! From tomorrow on through the rest of the week temperatures are going to come down quite a bit and there is a possibility of rain and/or snow. The fall weather is going to kick things into high gear on the rivers. BWOs are the main […]
