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River – Bighorn
Not necessarily the most talked about river among many great ones in Montana and Wyoming, the Bighorn is an astounding fishery and worthy of your (current or eventual) attention. The Bighorn River Alliance’s Bighorn Carp Classic Tourney, running annually since 1989, is one of the more unique carp tourneys in the game chasing big carp […]
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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 […]
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 […]
The Bighorn is fishing well. Flows are just above 3,000 cfs this morning, which is a pretty good level for both floaters and wader fishermen. Due to the hot weather, there are a lot of weeds in the water this time of year. Be ready to deal with it. Hoppers have been pretty hot all […]
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 […]
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 […]
Flows on the Bighorn are being lowered again, down to 3,500 cfs at some point in the next few days. This means already good fishing conditions are going to stay that way! Hoppers are the big news over here, as on most rivers right now. With the lower flows and warmer temps, the bugs […]
Flows have come down quite a bit on the Bighorn in the past week: down to just over 4,000 cfs at St. Xavier this morning. This means that it is now possible (and safe) to wade the river! It also means dry fly fishing is picking up. The fish have really been going after […]
Flows are finally dropping over on the Bighorn. As of this morning, flows out of the dam are around 7,300 cfs. About time they were coming down. There is still a lot of water in the river, but conditions are much better. The fish remain hungry for nymphs, particularly worms, sow bugs, ray charles, […]
There is a lot of water in the Bighorn right now. Over 12,600 cfs as of this writing. Clarity is good, but don’t plan to fish the river from the shore or wading though. A boat is pretty much your only option. Because of the amounts of water flowing, there is not a whole lot […]
