While I am not the best or most knowledgable angler out their, I have and continue to learn by fishing a lot. Under the techniques section, you will find tips on fishing the greater yellowstone area that I have learned from my own experiences or am currently learning. My goal is to help you be more prepared when fishing the greater yellowstone angler, as well as grow as an angler through teacing and writing these posts. This section is full a differnet perspectives and techniques that are not fully right or wrong. I encourage you to take these tips and apply them to your way of fishing, having an open mind the next time your out on the water.
Use a Longer Tippet Fly fishing is a passion where continuous learning is inevitable. Each day presents an opportunity to learn something new, which is one of the reasons I fell in love with it. This summer has been no different. I’ve explored new rivers and met experienced anglers kind enough to share their […]
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As we approach the end of July here in Southwest Montana, what we most feared this winter is coming true. The low snowpack from this winter and the hot weather over the past few weeks are making it challenging to fish in the ladder part of our 2024 summer. Warm water temperatures plague many of
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Many DIY anglers want to improve and succeed on the water. We want to catch more fish and bigger fish using various techniques. Though this may be our goal, I often see many anglers expect these results without putting in the time. They focus all their efforts on finding a secret location and fishing the
Fly tying is an art just as much as a means to catching fish. Some tie flies for the beauty of it and never set foot in a trout stream. We all have different reasons why we tie flies and standards for our flies. Like fly fishing, there are many ways to do it and
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There will always be a reason not to go fishing. Whether you only have a few hours to hit the river. Or the wind is going to blow. There is snow in the forecast. There will be a bright sun. There may be no bugs hatching. The river is going
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Big water, big bugs, and big fish. The salmonfly hatch is everything a fly fishermen dreams of. The salmonfly hatch is one of the most fascinating hatches in the Greater Yellowstone Region. It can be an angler’s most anticipated or dreaded hatch of the year. Whatever your opinion on the salmonfly hatch, one can’t
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The Greater Yellowstone Region is known for its legendary blue-ribbon trout streams. Rivers like the Madison, Yellowstone, and Henry’s Fork offer some of the best trout stream fishing in the West. Because of these famous rivers, many of the region’s productive stillwaters fail to get the attention they deserve from traveling and local anglers.
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Expanded Fishing Season In Yellowstone National Park Recently, Yellowstone National Park announced they are opening the Madison and Gardner rivers within the park’s boundaries for fishing all year round. This regulation change goes into effect starting November 2024, when the rest of the park’s waters close with the general season. Previously, all waters within Yellowstone
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Prepare For The Fishing Season March is an intriguing month to be a fly fisherman. Water temperatures warm and the hatch season commences on many Western rivers. It is the start of what is a long season chasing trout. With the start of the prime fishing trout season upon us, I wanted to share a
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A Lifelong Pursuit On a recent fishing trip, I caught the biggest brown trout that I’ve caught in my young fishing journey. A brown that I measured 24 inches long. The catch left me fist-bumping and shaking there on the river bank. This was a moment I had been looking forward to for many years.
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