Bighorn River Fishing Report Winter Dry Fly Action

December 13, 2011 Fishing Reports Read the full article →

“Fall” baetis are still hatching in good numbers and fish are still coming up to eat them. Midge hatches are also bringing fish up on nicer days. Streamer action is still really good. Water temperatures have dropped a bit so don’t get in too big of a hurry moving streamers. On the nymphing front, various [...]

2011 Year in Review

November 30, 2011 Fishing Reports Read the full article →

2011 Year in Review Another great year has come and gone on the Bighorn with a few twists and turns along the way that certainly kept things interesting.   Another year of big snowpack, coupled with large quantities of snow and rain created river conditions that no one could have predicted.  This year’s fishing was dominated [...]

Bighorn River November Fishing

November 22, 2011 Fishing Reports Read the full article →

This has been one of the best fall seasons we have had in years and the great fishing has continued right on through November.  Guide David Palmer fished a few days ago and had good nymph fishing with a scud/midge emerger nymph rig.  An emergence of baetis had numerous pods of fish up in the [...]

Hand Tied and Custom Leaders

November 20, 2011 Fishing Reports Read the full article →

Hand Tied and Custom Leaders Since I have been guiding and working in fly shops I have noticed that many anglers (myself included) don’t put enough emphasis on leader selection.  Our leader is crucial in how our line casts, how our flies are presented in regards to turnover and accuracy and how our fly drifts [...]

Fall Streamer Fishing

November 2, 2011 Fishing Reports Read the full article →

Streamer fishing continues to be good river wide from top to bottom and river traffic is light.  Some days the fish are really attacking the streamer.  Neutral colors seem to always work well but don’t be afraid to fish big articulated ugly stuff.  Nymphing will continue to be productive as usual.  As water temp’s drop [...]

Bighorn River October Fishing Update

October 13, 2011 Fishing Reports Read the full article →

Overall the traffic on the river has been quite light.  Most people are hunting, over on the west coast chasing steelhead or searching for spawning browns on rivers such as the Yellowstone, Madison and Missouri rivers. While floating grass and weeds have affected the fishing as of late, it is the Bighorn after all and [...]

Bighorn River Fall Fishing

October 2, 2011 Fishing Reports Read the full article →

While the calender says that it is fall, our indian summer continues.   With temperatures still reaching the 80′s the hoppers and tricos continue to bring fish to the surface each day.  Pods of fish eating trico duns and spinners in the late mornings has brought the best action each day.  I keep on hearing the [...]

Bighorn River September Fishing

September 23, 2011 Fishing Reports Read the full article →

While fall has officially arrived, it certainly doesn’t feel like it out there yet with temp’s in the 80′s today.  The river is in the best shape for fall the we have seen in a few years.  The emergence of insects have been particularly strong for this stage of the season.  If the weather stays [...]

Bighorn River Fishing report

September 18, 2011 Fishing Reports Read the full article →

Tricos are still out in great abundance and bringing up fish for a number of hours in the morning. Get out early to find the hatch and then fish the spinners until lunch time. Cloudy days are bringing out black caddis, which can extend the dry fly fishing for a while. If it’s sunny, the [...]

Bighorn River Fishing Report

September 14, 2011 Fishing Reports Read the full article →

Getting out early for tricos is still providing quality dry fly fishing. Nymphing is good with small grey ray charles or tan soft hackle sow bugs trailed with a zebra midge, pheasant tail or a caddis pupa in the afternoon. Cool, overcast weather has finally blown in and will slow down the hopper bite quite [...]

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