Bighorn River Fly Fishing Articles

A collection of Bighorn River Articles written by the guides of Montana Trout Anglers, a Bighorn River based guide service.

The Importance of Midges on the Big Horn River

January 31, 2012 Bighorn River Articles Read the full article →

Midge Matters on the Big Horn River by Bighorn River Fly Fishing Guide David Palmer In Gary LaFontaine’s book, “Fly Fishing the Mountain Lakes”, he states that a gram of scuds is 3880 calories while a gram of midges is worth 5280 calories. Given that there are quite possibly billions of midges in a relatively [...]

Breaking Down the Bighorn – A Unique Perspective Part 1

January 12, 2012 Bighorn River Articles Read the full article →

Breaking Down the Bighorn – A Unique Perspective by Bob Bergquist When most anglers first glimpse the Bighorn an overwhelming feeling of awe sweeps over them, inspired by both the beauty and legend of this river. I get the same feeling when first emerging from the concourse and glimpsing the emerald grass of the stadium [...]

Bighorn River – A Unique Perspective Part 2

January 11, 2012 Bighorn River Articles Read the full article →

On to ‘where to start’. As with all waters it is best to break the river down into manageable bits. When the river is busy, groups of anglers and guides mark the ‘best spots’, but river vets know that even small, out of the spotlight micro habitats hold fish. Most guides and Bighorn regulars have [...]

Big horn River News Update

May 12, 2011 Bighorn River Articles Read the full article →

The maintenance work scheduled for Afterbay and Three Mile accesses has been postponed by the Park Service after a lot of recent input. We want to thank everyone that took immediate action after this was sprung upon the Bighorn fly fishing community so suddenly. Especially the quick support we received from senators Tester and Baucus. [...]

Big Horn River Article: Fishing The Flows

April 29, 2011 Bighorn River Articles Read the full article →

Fishing the Flows The Bighorn River is a tailwater fishery that is shaped by the water releases from the Yellowtail and Afterbay dams. Flows in the Bighorn River during any given year can range from 2,000 cfs to 12,000+ cfs. The amount of water being released from the dam is important to Bighorn River fly [...]

5 Tips For Releasing Fish……….

April 11, 2011 Bighorn River Articles Read the full article →

I recently picked up a copy of Outside Bozeman magazine and found an article by Dave Reuss called Fishing By The Numbers. The two numbers that stood out most to me were these: trout’s chance of survival if exhaustively exercised…………..88% trout’s chance of survival if exhaustively exercised and held out of the water for 60 [...]

Big horn river fly fishing Tactics – sight nymphing

Sight fishing with nymphs is probably the most exciting fishing for me. It is as much hunting as it is fishing and when done effectively, increases your fish to cast ratio significantly. A key piece of equipment to have when spotting fish underwater is a pair of polarized glasses. Light brown or rose colored lenses [...]

Bighorn River Fly Fishing Article – Mending

March 7, 2011 Bighorn River Articles Read the full article →

Mending – The Missing Link Probably the most critical and most difficult skill to learn in fly fishing is mending. Fish the in the Bighorn have such an enormous food supply, they seldom have to move far to get food. They are used to seeing food bounce down the river right into their mouths. Flies [...]

Bighorn River Midge Box

February 27, 2011 Bighorn River Articles Read the full article →

With the air temperature finally rising above freezing this week the prime window for midge fishing is almost upon us. We typically see the densest midge emergence’s on the Bighorn River in March and April. While these insects are typically quite small 16 – 22, the trout respond in a big way. There are 3 [...]

5 Knots Every Bighorn Angler Should Know

February 20, 2011 Bighorn River Articles Read the full article →

Perfection Loop – A simple knot for putting loops into the end of leaders. Duncan Loop – Knot used to attach your fly to the tippet, that creates an open loop between your fly and knot which allows your fly to move more freely. A great knot for streamer fishing. Nail knot – Used for [...]

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