[ARCHIVE] Yellowstone River Report 6/5/2017
The Yellowstone River remains blown out. The river is un-fishable. It is flowing at a level that is hazardous. Use caution if near the banks.
[ARCHIVE] Stillwater River Report 6/5/2017
The Stillwater River is running high and off color throughout. Anglers will likely need to seek other options for a while, such as lakes and smaller tributaries. The volume, speed and temperature of the water can be hazardous. Use caution near the banks.
[ARCHIVE] Yellowstone River Report 5/29/2017
While flows dropped last week with cooler weather, it remains blown out. The river is unfishable. Look for it to gain considerable volume with the return of warmer temperatures.
[ARCHIVE] Stillwater River Report 5/29/2017
The river has fluctuated the past week or so creating some windows of lower flows and greater clarity due to the generally cooler weather. That’s likely to change though, as full on run off is due, and with the return of warmer temperatures, is likely here to stay. Anglers will likely need to seek other …
[ARCHIVE] YELLOWSTONE RIVER REPORT 5/17/2017
The Yellowstone is blown out. The river is unfishable. As it continues to climb and the runoff gets big, it’s best and safest to just stay away from it. There may be a side channel here and there that’s doable with dark colored buggers but otherwise look for an alternative like tailwaters and lakes.
[ARCHIVE] STILLWATER RIVER REPORT 5/17/2017
The Stillwater has rebounded. With cooler weather, flows have dropped nearly in half from Saturday to Wednesday and clarity improved dramatically. Try dark colored buggers, San Juan worms and rubber leg nymph patterns like knotty girls, girdle bugs, prince nymph and yuk bugs. Depending on how much and how hard it rains, things should hold up for a …
[ARCHIVE] Yellowstone River Report 5/11/2017
The Yellowstone river is virtually unfishable. As it continues to climb, if the runoff gets big, at some point it is best and safest to just stay away from it. There may be a side channel that’s doable with dark colored buggers for short period but otherwise look for an alternative like tailwaters and lakes.
[ARCHIVE] Stillwater River Report 5/11/2017
With the recent warmer weather, flows have shot up and clarity declined. While runoff is likely here to stay, there are some fluctuations here and there when there are a few days of cooler days and nights. Next week’s forecast looks favorable. The upper river is amazingly clear, so fishing above the Rosebud confluence is …
[ARCHIVE] Yellowstone River Report 5/5/2017
The river has added some color, and with warmer weather, lowland snow will be melting and affecting flows and clarity. Olive or black streamers, either stripped or dead drifted are a good bet. A sinking or sink tip line is best to get them down where they need to be. A sculpin pattern down in the rocks …