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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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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Some of our most famous rivers here in the Greater Yellowstone Region (GYR) go desolate in the winter months. Most anglers are off fishing the saltwater, enjoying the holidays, and planning next summer’s trip to Montana. Little do they know, the winter months offer some of the best dry fly fishing of the year.
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A friend and I went out for a quick evening with the intention of fishing a small stream in the area. Rigged with a three-weight, we were excited to cast dries to the small fish that inhabited the stream. The weather shifted and our plans changed last second to hike to a lake that had
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It’s early August and we are coming into prime terrestrial season here in Southwest Montana and the Greater Yellowstone Area. Terrestrials provide epic dry fly fishing in the late summer when the abundant insect hatches dwindle. What is a terrestrial? A terrestrial is simply an insect that is born and spends its life on the
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Dry fly fishing is the pinnacle of fly fishing for trout. Watching a trout rise to your dry fly is why many of us anglers got into the sport. Dry fly fishing is my favorite way to target trout, though it is not always the easiest. Over the last few years, I have improved
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Best Flies for the Upper Madison In The Spring The Madison River needs no introduction. A legendary fishery that has a long history of being one the best in the Greater Yellowstone Region. In this article, I share my best flies for the upper Madison in the spring. I have been lucky enough to
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As the snow melts and our western rivers warm, anglers all over the west trickle onto the rivers. Why you ask? A combination of cabin fever from a long, cold winter and the first big bug hatch of the year. The Skwala Stonefly. The skwala hatch has provided some of my best fishing over
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