Soda Butte is experiencing a bout of popularity that would rival any Hollywood starlet’s.  It seems that anglers are being drawn en masse to this little river, each anxious to get their hands – er, flies – onto a nice Yellowstone trout.  As some of the locals simply say, ‘Yeah, Soda is fishing.’

Terrestrials are bringing fish to the surface, joined by Fall Drake Macs and baetis.  The Baetis seem to be drawing most of the attention, but don’t fail to come well supplied with a stock of Hoppers, Ants, Bees, and Beetles.  There are some decent-sized trout in Soda Butte, but make sure your presentation is accurate and quiet – these guys have been fished hard all summer and the trout, especially the big ones, are wary.  And with the amount of traffic on the river, you need to be better than the guy downstream if you want to have a chance at the larger fish.

If you don’t mind some tight fishing and are feeling pretty damn tolerant towards other anglers in general, head on over to Soda Butte for some good fall fishing.

Flows today (0600) are 53 cfs, with today’s average 49 cfs at the Lamar Ranger Station.  Water temperatures are around 52 degrees in the afternoon.

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Flies to Have in the Box

Dries:  baetis - BWO, Blue Dun, Olive Sparkle Dun, Comparadun, Fall baetis Sparkle Dun, Para-Adams; Drakes - Paradrake, gray, green, olive, life cycle; Parachute Adams; Midges and small midge emergers;  Caddis – EHC, X Caddis, Electric Caddis, EC Caddis, Spent Caddis – tan and olive;

Nymphs:  Bubbleback PMD; BH & FB PT; Copper John, green, red, chartreuse; Shop Vac; Flashback soft hackle, yellow; HE assortment

Streamers / Others:  Woolly Buggers, brown, black, olive, blue; Sparkle Buggers, same - note overall they should be on the smaller side

Terrestrials:  Hoppers (smaller), ants, beetles, bees

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