After some rain earlier this week, flows on the Lamar have bumped a little bit. The gauge was reading 223 cfs this morning. The rain pushed a little bit of mud into the river, but that is gone for the most part now. Fishing is still pretty good, and it is about to get great. […]
Jake McGlothlin
Flows have come up a bit on the Upper Madison, which is good news for those of us with boats. There still are a few spots that you need to watch pretty carefully, but on the whole it is much better. Due to some of the cool nights, the Lower is finally starting to turn […]
Damn, it is hard to believe it is already September! This summer has really seemed to fly by. Personally, I don’t mind at all. Fall is my favorite time of year in Montana. The fishing is great, the best of the year, and it is hunting season. Just might have to break out the shotgun […]
The Gardner is in pretty good shape for this time of year. Won’t be too much longer before the fall hatches start up and the fishing really gets good. It is hard to believe it is already the end of August. Where did our summer go? The main menu item on the Gardner is hoppers. […]
The Big Hole continues to fish quite well as summer comes to an end. Flows have been steady, there are lots of bugs and fewer fishermen than a few weeks ago, and the weather, while windy, has been most cooperative with light overcast most of the past few days. There are still Spruce Moths early, […]
Unlike most recent years, there is still a lot of water in the Beaverhead. Flows out of Yellowtail Dam are slightly below 500 cfs as of this morning, well above average for this time of year. This only means good things from a fishing point of view. There are a lot of different bugs on […]
After a huge spike in flows as the result of heavy rain earlier in the week, the Lamar has settled back down. The rain pushed some mud into the river, but all that has passed on down. Flows are back in the 250 cfs range, which is damn near perfect for this time of year. […]
Flows on the Blackfoot have been dropping on a rapid basis. Looking at the flow chart this morning, it is an impressive downward trend. The lower water might make floating a little tricky, especially up high, but it is good news for us wade fishermen. I have been hearing some reports of October Caddis on […]
The Madison continues to fish well. Flows on the Upper river are holding at right under 1,000 cfs. The cooler weather and rain earlier this week bumped flows a little bit, but water clarity was not that affected. The Lower remains locked in the grip of the tubers, but should be starting to fish better […]
Despite a big bump in flows over the past few days from a heavy rain storm that moved through, the Gallatin is in pretty good shape. Flows are better than they have been in recent years, and the fish are eagerly feeding on a variety of insect life. Everything from caddis to mayflies to Spruce […]
Flows on the Gardner have come back up again in the past few days, back to almost 190 cfs. Yesterday, Mark and I were down in the park and it was raining very hard, as it had been all day. The heavy rain is going to bump flows up and might muddy the waters somewhat. […]
Like a lot of waters in the state right now, the Beaverhead is in pretty good shape. Flows were dropped again this week, ending up right above 470 cfs. It has been a pretty hot week with some afternoon thunderstorms, so the weather has been good for hoppers. There are lots of options on the […]
Many thanks to reader Joshua C. who sent us this picture of a cutthroat he caught during a trip the Black Canyon of the Yellowstone in late July. Here is the story in his own words: I didn’t realize its size at first. It didn’t seem to know it was hooked. Then I felt its […]
The Bighorn seems to be holding pretty steady these days. Except for flows, which have come up yet again in the past few days. As of last night, flows were reading at 3,340 cfs up from around 3,000 cfs for most of the week. Like many other rivers at this point in time, hoppers are […]
After a large spike in flows earlier this week, things have settled down here on the Gallatin. There is still a fair amount of water in the river right now, compared to years past. Clarity is excellent, and conditions are great for dry fly fishing. Spruce Moths are still the buzzword. Early, before 11 or […]
