Top Stillwater Fly Patterns The lakes of the Greater Yellowstone Region hold some of the region’s largest fish and offer epic fishing opportunities. Whether you are sight fishing a backcountry cutthroat lake, hunting gulpers on Hebgen, or stripping leeches for a big hybrid on Henry’s lake, the lakes have it all. I have spent plenty […]
Spring is nearing its end here in the Greater Yellowstone Region, and what a few months it was to fly fish the area. This spring reminded me how special a time it is to be in Montana, with minimal crowds, epic hatches, and beautiful, greening landscapes. I’ll jump right into summarizing this spring of fishing
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Fishing the Lakes of the Greater Yellowstone Region The Greater Yellowstone Region is renowned worldwide for its numerous rivers, famous for fly fishing. Anglers travel from around the world to fish rivers like the Henry’s Fork of the Snake, Madison River, and the many rivers in Yellowstone National Park. While the rivers draw numerous
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If you have read my content over the last few months, you may know by now that fall is my favorite season to fish in the Yellowstone Region. The hillsides fill with yellow and orange hues, migratory fish move through the river systems, and bull elk come down from the high country. This fall was
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I could never have imagined the fishing trips fly fishing would take me on when I first picked up a fly rod. Driving twelve hours to stand on a ladder and fish for the biggest cutthroat in the world was a trip I never saw coming. Since 2019, my friend Lane and I have traveled
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What a spring it was. Inconsistent weather, spring runoff, and unpredictable hatches. Sounds like a typical spring fishing season here in Montana. That’s not to say you can’t find fantastic fishing here in the Greater Yellowstone region. There is always something fishing in the area, it just takes some thinking out of the box. From
May 21, 2023 Sunday opened up and I was lucky enough to take the day to chase some trout. Some of my favorite lakes in the area are finally ice-free and fishing well, so I decided to try my luck fishing some Stillwater. Spoiler alert, it did not disappoint. I’ve grown to love fishing
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