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First Box Canyon Float Trip

By Kaitlyn Adamson
After stopping by the shop at 7:30 AM to pick up an unusually bright-eyed and bushy tailed Ty Holloway, Ty,  Lloyd and I headed down Highway 20 to float Box Canyon on the Henry’s Fork. I felt extra lucky to be able to tag along this time. Usually I am the one that […]

Beaverhead, Big Hole and Barbless

By Jed Norman
Two days off and sunshine mean one thing in Montana….no, I don’t have to say it, but you already know, don’t you?  Brad let me out of work a couple hours early and with a fully stocked cooler of beer & brats, I slapped the drift boat to the back of the truck and hit the […]

Montana Fishing Report 06/16/2010

Madison River 
Hebgen Lake-Quake Lake: 6/16/2010
Hebgen Dam Outflow is currently being regulated to match the calculated inflow of water into the reservoir.  Currently this is roughly 1400 CFS, which is a much more fishable level than it was a week ago.  Anglers fishing nymphs have had the best results.  Small Baetis patterns, Sili Leg Stones and […]

Yellowstone National Park Fishing Report 06/16/2010

Madison River (YNP) 6-16-2010
The Madison in the Park has continued to drop and is now at a very fishy flow of around 650 CFS.  The river is clear and has been producing good hatches.  Anglers have had a great time on the Madison during PMD emergence, which has brought a lot of fish to the […]

Shoshone Lake, Bear Spray, and Bad Aim

By Lloyd Sund
After looking at a map numerous times to decide which route to take and impatiently waiting for the ice to melt, we made our trek into Shoshone Lake.  Kaitlyn and I chose to hike down the Delacy Creek Trial, as we figured the flat terrain and short distance would be a good “warm […]

Mini Report

We’ve had a lot of rain here the last few weeks and most of the area rivers are high and dirty.  The Firehole is in the best shape of all of the area fisheries and is getting some Caddis and PMD hatches.  Hebgen Lake is also fishing well.  As the high water is all from […]

Yellowstone Park Fishing Report 06/9/2010

Madison River (YNP) 6-9-2010
The Madison is coming down and is right around 1,000 CFS right now.  Streamer fishing has been good but there hasn’t been much in the way of dry fly fishing so far this season.  If the river continues to drop, this should change in a hurry, as there have been decent numbers […]

Montana Fishing Report 06/09/2010

Madison River 
Hebgen Lake-Quake Lake: 6/9/2010
 Oh the rain we have had.  Outflow is now over 2,400 CFS from Hebgen Dam.  This is extremely high and makes for tough fishing between the lakes.  Cabin and Beaver Creek are still dumping a lot of dirty water and the outflow from the dam is actually dirty .  Until the water drops, […]

Montana Fishing Report 06-02-2010

Madison River 
Hebgen Lake-Quake Lake: 6/2/2010
 Outflow from Hebgen Dam is now at around 700 CFS.  Cabin Creek is still dumping a fair amount of mud into the river.  Good Baetis hatches have brought a fair number of fish to the surface where there is clear water and we have had some great dry fly fishing.  The […]

Yellowstone Park Fishing Report 06-02-2010

Madison River 6-2-2010
The Madison River is pretty big in the Park right now.  All of rain has combined to blow 1,000 CFS through the river right now.  Though there are some PMDs and Baetis on the water, most of the fish that are being caught have large streamers in their mouths when they come to […]