[ARCHIVE] Yellowstone River Report 8/3/2020

Yellowstone 8/3: Fish have been eating the big bug. Hopper patterns like a Fat Frank, Yellowstoner Hopper, Water Walkers or Chubby in peach, olive, purple or tan size 6-10 have been working well. It’s also time to start breaking out the Pink Pookie. Try fishing a double hopper setup with a smaller hopper pattern like an Otter Hopper or parachute hopper trailed off of the bigger pattern. During the afternoon, fishing a double dry fly setup of a Jack Cabe and a purple haze searching likely water will produce. Nymph fisherman should have success with a big rubber leg fished down deep. Also try dead drifting buggers. The Ginch and Electric Goldfish are always good for streamer fishing. Fish are being found for the most part in moving water that has some definition, deeper buckets and along gravel bars. Now is a good time to hit the Yellowstone and fish hoppers before the fish have been inundated with them. We’re recommending getting on and off the water early as water temperatures are heating up. Fish should be played and landed promptly.