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Continuing our series on BWO basics….
So what flies, and when do you optimally use them?
Common sense, but worth restating - one of the keys is that fish will be cued in and most receptive to BWOs when there are fair to significant numbers of them on the water or in the air.
For emerging duns, remember […]
Wow, after all the forecasts of heavy snow and a stormy weekend, we’ve woken to bright sunshine here in Bozeman. There’s at least snow in the hills around.
Not a BWO day, but the hot air balloon hatch was on this morning…..
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The Gallatin (YNP) has continued to produce fish for those willing to adapt their techniques a bit. The Park section of the Gallatin is pretty skinny in terms of flows right now, and the most successful angler is walking a bit to cover some ground. Stealth plays well up here these days, and you should […]
Soda Butte Creek has had a another challenging week - flows are back to the low levels typical of this season, and there’s still been fair numbers of folks chasing some very wary fish.
Flows near the Lamar Ranger Station were 39 cfs this morning at 0645, with today’s average 49 cfs. Flows have dropped back […]
The Firehole has been looking better and better of late, and today’s weather should help.
The Firehole’s flow rate today at 0600 near Madison junction was 232 cfs, with today’s mean 267 cfs, and the 20% marker 242 cfs. The river spiked flows on the 23rd and 24th due to last weekend’s storms, and has been […]
Slough Creek has been a steady friend all summer and into the early fall; the fishing has slowed but the persistent are being rewarded.
There’s no flow gauge on Slough Creek, so there is no flow data to follow - it’s been a dry week up until last night - clarity might be an issue today […]
Continuing our series on BWO basics….
In Montana and Yellowstone, as well as much of the West, these flies are very important in the spring (mid March through the end of May), as well as in the fall (pending weather) from around mid September through November. Cloudy, cooler, drizzly days are optimal BWO days in our […]
The Madison River in the Park is looking better every week, and we are finally to the point where the river’s main tribs have water temps more in line with typical readings. The lower Gibbon has finally cooled off, and the lower Firehole as not peaked above 65 for several days now - the first […]
The Fall River and in fact the entire SW corner of the Park is in decent shape all things considered…..
Please review the Bechler River report posted yesterday - the bears really have been an issue of late.
There is only one flow gauge on the Fall that is continuously monitored, it’s on the river outside the […]
Continuing our series on BWO basics….
BWOs are one of the mayflies that swim – they’re slender and propel themselves by flipping their tails. They typically inhabit slow to moderate water flow areas, though you will see some in riffle areas. BWO nymphs sometimes drift in the current (mostly at sunrise and sunset) seeking new places […]
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