Monthly Archives: January, 2011
Bighorn River Midge: Jujubee Midge
Developed by Charlie Craven of Charlie’s Fly Box in Denver, the Jujubee Midge is a must have for the Bighorn. It is a very durable and highly effective fly for midges. It can be tied in many color variations but effective midge combinations are black/white (zebra), olive/black and brown/black. It is a great crossover fly [...]
Building A Bighorn Fly Box – Part 1 – Scuds, Sowbugs & Worms
In this 5 part series we will discuss how to build effective fly boxes for fly fishing the Big Horn River. The first group that we will discuss is scuds, sowbugs and worms. Scuds, Sowbugs and worms are the mainstay food sources for trout on the Bighorn River. These calorie rich, protein packed morsels allow [...]
Bighorn River Midge Fishing
The midge fishing continues to be very good on the upper 13. Red and black larva and pupa fished deep have brought consistent fishing everyday. On more windless days the dry fly fishing has been very productive. Lately there has been very good fishing to single midge adults with some clusters forming. Streamers are still [...]
Big Horn River Fishing Update
With another round of nice weather this weekend the Bighorn continued to fish very well. Fish continue to remain stacked up in slower inside bends or in the slow “guts” of the runs. The midge hatch has been fairly consistent each day. The fish seem to be responding to them and feeding on the surface [...]
Big Horn Fly Tying Video: Royal Wulff Cripple
Royal Wulff Cripple Fly Pattern The Royal Wulff Cripple if a pattern created by the guys over at Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone. It works incredibly well as a general mayfly attractor. I like to fish it in the smaller sizes during the baetis hatch on the Bighorn River. I also find this fly [...]
Why Scud Color Matters, What Trout Remember and Other Weird Things to Mull Over
I was talking with Steve the other day about how many different colors of scud and sow bug patterns we use. My first thought was that if someone did know exactly why and which fly to use every time, for every fish they would make a bundle. My next thought was about how boring and [...]
Bighorn River February Fishing Update
I have had a few people lately asking about the snowpack levels across Montana and how it is going to affect the fishing this season. While it doesn’t feel like it, the Snotel Graphs continue to show snowpack throughout the state as right around average. If the snow continues to fall at this slowly but [...]
Bighorn River Fishing Report Winter Fishing
The water temp on the Bighorn has dropped pretty close to its wintertime low, which is around 39-40 degrees so fish have moved into their cold water holding areas. That being said, the fishing is pretty solid and steady with natural colored sow bugs and a variety of midge larva and pupa. Midges are hatching [...]
Gear Review: TroutHunter Leaders and Tippet
TroutHunter Leaders and Tippet Material Every year the fly fishing industry is flooded with new products. While most simply clutter an already over saturated market, every so often a product comes along that changes the way we fish. TroutHunter Fluorocarbon tippet material is one of those products. The boys at TroutHunter reached out to their [...]