Madison River (YNP) 7/31/2010
The Madison in the Park is still seeing good evening Caddis activity. Rising fish can be found almost every night for the brief time when the sun sets behind the mountains until it is just about too dark to see. Hopper fishing hasn’t been too fast paced in the afternoons, but can be fun if you want a quick and easy fish close to West.
Firehole River 7/21/2010
It is time to fish elsewhere until things cool down in the fall.
Gibbon River 7-31-2010
Anglers looking for a challenge can enjoy some tough fishing in the Gibbon Meadows. Trout can be fooled with attractors and beetle patterns, but everything has to be spot on and one must get a bit lucky.
Gallatin River (YNP) 7-31-2010
The Gallatin is seeing pretty good PMD hatches in the afternoons and the fishing has been great during these hatches. In non-hatch times, we’ve had good luck prospecting with ants and Royal Stimulators in #16. Evening time brings good numbers of Caddis, but be aware of the bears if fishing after the sun goes down.
Slough Creek 7/31/2010
Slough has been its normal mid summer self lately. There are sizable and picky Cutthroat that are tough to catch but very rewarding. Rusty Spinners, Ants and Beetles have all been fooling fish, but everything needs to be spot on. Fishing very small flies or very large flies can often be the ticket to getting a reaction from a sullen fish that acts like it has seen it all.
Lamar River 7/31/2010
Keep an eye on the stream flow for the Lamar. Spikes in flow usually indicate post thunderstorm dirty water. The river has been fishing well when clear. PMD hatches have been pretty good in the afternoons and there are increased numbers of terrestrials in the last week or so. Fish rising to PMD’s are pretty easy to fool because they are suckers for a cripple or parachute. The hoppers are pretty small this year so far but in the afternoons they are plentiful and active. Twitching hoppers with rubber legs can draw a lot of interest from fish that ignore a dead drift.