Monthly Archives: January, 2011
Bighorn River Flyfishing: PMDs, Yellow Sallies & Caddis
We’re experiencing some outstanding dry fly fishing right now. Pale Morning Duns have been emerging throughout the day; Yellow Sally stoneflies have been coming off in the afternoon; and Black Caddis have been a factor in the late afternoon and evening. Water flows are coming down from 5,220 cfs to 4,720 cfs this afternoon. They [...]
River Is Coming Into Shape Fast
Bill From Scotland with a nice rainbow caught in a foot of water
Yellow Sally – Bighorn River Hatch Information
Bighorn River Yellow Sally Hatch Yellow Sallies are the only stonefly we fish on the Bighorn and hatch in June and July. This hatch typically overlaps and coincides with the Pale Morning Dun hatch. The Yellow Sallies on the Bighorn have a prominent red section on the rear of their abdomen. Fly patterns in [...]
Bighorn River Video: PMD Spinner Fall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsxeI8PlOgM Click this link for full you tube video. This video was shot in July during a Pale Morning Dun Spinner Fall. In the summer of 2010 the PMD hatch was awesome. I believe we were fishing a hi vis para spinner with a biot spinner trailing behind.
Water Temps Rising, Water Flows Dropping
Peggy Fishing The Channels Above 3-Mile Access Photo HH Over the past few days water levels have started drop and should continue to come down throughout the near future. The water schedule is as follows: At 4pm today, releases will drop from 8,900cfs to 7,900cfs. At 8am on Friday, releases will drop from 7,900cfs to [...]
Bighorn River: Fishing Update
Photo Mark Gervase The Bighorn is still nymphing quite well. The worm in brown, red and two tone are producing big fish especially in the lower river. Sallies and caddis are also starting to show up as well. Look for heads in back eddies and soft water along the edges. Small grasshoppers are showing up [...]
Bighorn River Flyfishing: Water Coming Down Soon?
Inflows at the head of Bighorn Lake are falling, and it’s only a matter of time before they begin to reduce the flows in the Bighorn River. Currently, inflows and outflows are approximately the same – 10,000 cfs. While the nymph fishing has been outstanding, lower flows create more wade fishing and dry fly fishing [...]