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Bighorn River Fly Fishing Videos

Big horn River nymph fishing still hot

The flows have been coming up on the Bighorn recently and will continue to be raised slightly the next couple of days. Lots of wades spots have opened up more with the extra water and more fish moving into the softer areas. The extra flows will help increase the fish’s appetites. Today a variety of [...]

Doug Mcknight Fly Tying Video – Hot Head Scud

Doug Mcknight’s Hot Head Scud The hot head scud is an effective scud/sowbug pattern for the Bighorn River.  Here Livingston based guide Doug Mcknight shows you how to tie this effective pattern.    

Ray Charles Soft Hackle Fly Tying Video

The Ray Charles in unquestionably the most popular fly pattern for fly fishing the Bighorn River.  The Soft Hackle Ray Charles is a highly effective version of the original.  The Ray Charles Soft Hackle adds a wire rib and hen hackle as a collar.  At times the soft hackle version seems to out fish the [...]

Bighorn River Fly Tying Video – Root Beer Midge

Video by Bighorn River guide David Palmer The root beer midge is one of the best bighorn flies in the spring.  The Bighorn River’s trout specifically key in on the emerging midge pupa and this pattern does a great job of imitating them.

Nymph Fishing – Achieving A Drift

Video by Steve Galletta, Founder Montana Trout Anglers

Bighorn River Fly Tying Video – BWO Sipper Emerger

Sipper Emerger is an effective pattern for the Blue Wing Olive hatch on the Bighorn River. This fly works really well when fish are taking emergers in the film or just under the surface. Video By: Steve Galletta Founder of Montana Trout Anglers

Bighorn River Fly Tying Video – Rainbow Warrior

Rainbow Warrior The Rainbow Warrior is an effective attractor nymph for the Bighorn River and works especially well during the Blue Winged Olive emergences. Video by guide David Palmer

Bighorn River Fly Tying Video – Ray Charles

Ray Charles Sowbug The Ray Charles is a staple on the bighorn. This patterns produces trout almost everyday of the year.  Carry an assortment in sizes 12 -20.  In soft hackle, standard and firebead versions.  They produce in colors grey, pink and tan. Video By: David Palmer – Guide

Bighorn River Fly Fishing Video: Black Caddis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lovHSLr0nyI Click link for full you tube video This video was shot during an August Black Caddis hatch. I was fishing in the evening and saw this feeding in extremely shallow water right next to the bank. I was fishing directly downstream using a slack cast with a reach to feed a cdc caddis down [...]

Bighorn River Video: Flying Ant Hatch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtgLWKc15tU Link to full you tube video This video was taken in August during a flying ant hatch. We were fishing an ant pattern behind a hopper.