Post by: oneezreiter on June 23, 2009, 02:25:08 PM
Post by: jackelope on June 23, 2009, 02:35:01 PM
the only problem you'll have at the end of july in montana flyfishing is the water temps will be really high which will usually put the fish down. plan to fish the bigger water and plan to fish early a.m. and later in the evening. the yellowstone river fishes ok in july but it's pretty big especially if you're fishing from the bank.
you don't need to carry in the park...there's people everywhere, just don't try and pet the bison.
Post by: bow4elk on June 23, 2009, 02:39:13 PM
Post by: oneezreiter on June 23, 2009, 02:45:59 PM
Post by: jackelope on June 23, 2009, 02:49:39 PM
good stonefly pattern.
Post by: jackelope on June 23, 2009, 02:50:29 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on June 23, 2009, 02:51:59 PM
I forget the name of this pattern but you should drop into the fly shop in West Yellowstone and talk with them. These worked will on the Gibbon and Firehole Rivers. Have a blast! Take a camera, bulls will be everywhere!
Those a Bitch Creek Nymphs (seriously, I am not making that up). They will work on the Yellowstone also. Look for the faster water, those glassy sections can be real hard to fish...
Good luck, have fun!
Post by: jackelope on June 23, 2009, 02:56:42 PM
thats a bitch creek nymph.
good stonefly pattern.
:dunno:
Post by: bow4elk on June 23, 2009, 03:07:17 PM
Post by: jackelope on June 23, 2009, 03:11:38 PM
and some pale morning dun dry flies.
also some stimulators and hopper/cricket patterns. you might be better off fishing the bigger water of the madison towards ennis too. there you'd fish with giant streamers. if you go to the madison river fishing company shop in ennis, they will sell these huge streamers to fish the madison with. they catch fish...they're like 6" long or so.
Post by: bow4elk on June 23, 2009, 03:20:19 PM
you should have a lot of caddis patterns(small and green)
and some pale morning dun dry flies.
also some stimulators and hopper/cricket patterns. you might be better off fishing the bigger water of the madison towards ennis too. there you'd fish with giant streamers. if you go to the madison river fishing company shop in ennis, they will sell these huge streamers to fish the madison with. they catch fish...they're like 6" long or so.
ah yes, those big-a__ streamers...you're jarring my rusty brain! It's been 11 summers since I fished Yellowstone so I guess that's no surprise! Hell, I thought I was doing good locating my vest to find my boxes after a wife, several moves, and two kids later :chuckle:
Post by: oneezreiter on June 23, 2009, 04:13:42 PM
Post by: RightPlace-RightTime on June 24, 2009, 05:11:59 AM
Another is Slough creek, awsome, You can hike up in the hills for the upper Slough ck also. Both will not let you down. Been there done this, I highly recomend these.
Post by: RightPlace-RightTime on June 24, 2009, 05:15:18 AM
Post by: boneaddict on June 24, 2009, 05:48:23 AM
Post by: oneezreiter on June 24, 2009, 06:31:59 AM
Post by: jackelope on June 24, 2009, 07:56:53 AM
Fish the Lamar for sure, just for its beauty,
Another is Slough creek, awsome, You can hike up in the hills for the upper Slough ck also. Both will not let you down. Been there done this, I highly recomend these.
slough creek is an amazing place.
this is where the wife and i walked up on a grizz.
and yes the lamar valley ispretty awesome too.
those big streamers are definitely not straight forward to cast or extract from your ear unless you pinch the barb.
Post by: oneezreiter on July 15, 2009, 08:33:19 AM