Not much has changed on the Lamar since a week ago. Flows are still in the very good range, with water clarity excellent. There are still lots of folks on the river, but their numbers should be starting to fall off soon. Fishing is a little tougher than we would like it right now. These […]
Jake McGlothlin
Flows on the Upper Madison have dropped quite a bit since last week. As of this morning, the river was at just below 940 cfs, down from almost 1,300 a few days ago. The lower flows are going to make a couple of section tricky for floaters, but fishing is still good. Unless you are […]
Usually by this time of year the Gardner is starting to slow up. This year, while things are getting tougher, the fishing is still pretty good. Flows are much higher than they usually are for mid-August which means good fishing. Grasshoppers are really working well. There are more and more terrestrials out, including ants, beetles […]
Like many other rivers in the neighborhood, the Beaverhead is just having one of those years. And I mean that in a very positive way. There is still a lot of water in the river, although flows out of the dam have been dropping over the past few days. Levels were sitting right above 550 […]
Flows bumped back up again on the Bighorn two days ago to over 3,500 cfs. They had been under 3,200 for several days, which was great for fishing. The higher flows mean less water is accessible to wade fishermen and the fish are going to be deeper. Hoppers seem to be the main dry fly […]
The Lamar spiked earlier this week with the storms that rolled through this area. The rain did push some mud into the water, but all of that has passed on through. Flows have dropped back down to normal levels and the river is fishing well. There are still a lot of people on the water, […]
Every once in a while, you get one of those years where almost everything just seems to fall into place and makes fishing great. This just might be one of those years on the Madison. In the past week, PPL has bumped flows out of Hebgen. Yesterday, they dropped back down again, but are still […]
I apologize for the delay in getting today’s reports up; I have been at the dentist’s office most of the morning. Nothing like starting your day with a couple of fillings. Anyway, the Gallatin has recovered from the mud and rain earlier this week and is fishing well. Flows spiked a few days ago, but […]
This is a good summer for the Gardner. There is still more water in the river than average, and it is full of hungry fish and lots of insects. All the rain in the area over the past few days has bumped flows up a little bit and muddied the waters, but it is certainly […]
Not too much has changed over on the Beaverhead. Flows are still in a good range, with just a little bump earlier in the week with all the rain. The rain did push a little bit of mud into the river, but most of that has passed on through now. PMDs and caddis are […]
Like most waters in the area, the summer doldrums are starting to creep up on the Yellowstone in the park. There is still great fishing to be had, don’t get me wrong, but you are going to have to work a little harder for it. Flows out of the lake continue to slowly decline. All […]
Like most the other rivers in the areas we at Chi Wulff cover, the Lamar has hits its summer stride. Flows are still above normal for this time of year (455 cfs as of this morning) but are slowly coming down. Clarity is great and the river is full of hungry fish and loads of […]
The Madison, the Upper Madison, anyway is having a pretty good year. There are lots of insects in the water and the fish are happily gorging themselves. The Lower is gone until the fall. Don’t even bother going out there, unless you wanted to rent some scuba gear and poke holes in all the […]
Mark and I just got back from an early morning picture run to Yellowstone for Fish Can’t Read. The Gallatin is looking and fishing well, as evidenced by the numerous fishermen on the water this morning. Flows continue to come down but remain above the median average. The big news is the scattered appearance of […]
Now is a good time to be out on the Gardner. Flows are still above the median average for this time of year. The Upper river has warmed up enough that it is starting to fish well too. The hoppers are out and are working very well. Drift one past a brushy bank anywhere on […]
