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Main Stem Snake River 9/22

Streamer fishing and float fishing are the way to go here. Some action can be had by presenting hopper and chernobyl patterns close to banks. With careful wading you can also enjoy the BWO emergence.

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South Western Montana 9/22

Flow out of Hebgen Lake Dam remains over 3000 cfs making for very tough fishing on the river below. Hebgen Lake has dropped much because of this. Look for flow out of the dam to remain high until repairs are completed.

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South Fork 9/22

First day of autumn, and flow out of Palisades is just above 9000 cfs. We’ve had a spell of cloudy weather which has brought out PMDs and mahogany duns during daytime as well as evenings. Cool, cloudy weather this time of year also triggers fish to forage for minnows. Chernobyl and hopper patterns are still producing up and down the river with best times being until mid day. On top of all this crowds are down. It’s a great time to be on the South Fork!

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Henry’s Fork 9/22

The lower river now features a great BWO emergence. The same should happen soon on the upper river. During cloudy times like today, this will be a day long event resulting in good action. As we move further into autumn, streamers will become more important in such spots as Box Canyon, below Ashton Dam, Chester backwaters, below Chester Dam, and around St. Anthony. So be sure to have streamers in that fly box when you visit the “Fork” this time of year.

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Henry’s Lake 9/22

Fish are beginning to move into shallow water, so shoreline fishing is just beginning. Cooler weather like today will help bring it on. When it begins in earnest, any small leech pattern will be effective, and intermediate lines will be the best choice

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Big Lost 9/22

Now is the time of season when this great little river really shines. Wading is easy. Midge and BWO life cycle patterns and small terrestrial patterns are the fare, and all one needs is a floating line

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Yellowstone Park 8/18

With abundance of terrestrial insects around streams, fish tend to feed more and more at intervals. Thus there will be good days and slow days when one presents ant, beetle, hopper and such patterns. That coupled with a clear, bright atmosphere can make for particularly slow conditions. Look for the partly cloudy days with threatening thunder showers to be best bet for times with action. In particular, we have reports of the Gallatin River in the Park providing some great action for those presenting traditional attractor and caddis life cycle patterns. We’ll bet that Fall River around Cave Falls, which is bigger, but similar water, would also produce well to these types of flies.

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Still Water 9/11

Chesterfield Res. is still hosting an algae bloom that slows its fishing. Colder weather is needed to break this up. The good news here is that there will be substantial holdover water for next year. Twenty-four Mile Res. is low but when water is re-introduced from inlet creeks, action will pick up. Daniels Res. (north end and west bay) offers pretty good fishing for those using intermediate lines to present leech patterns. Look for action to pick up as we cool off. Trude and Grizzly springs hosts the only good fishing on Island Park Res. Use bloodworm patterns.

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Yellowstone Park 9/11

Streamers are becoming more important on all waters. BWOs are becoming important on many streams, especially in the Madison River drainage. Cold weather will soon begin taking its toll on hoppers, and other terrestrials. But for now stick with them on Slough Creek, Soda Butte Creek, Lamar River, Gallatin River, Gardner River, Duck, Grayling, and Cougar creeks, and Fall River Basin streams. Beula Lake remains one of the best places in the Park for great fly-fishing action.

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Small Streams 9/11

We are heading for some very nice weather next week. And there are plenty of terrestrial insects and caddisflies around. Those along with BWOs showing up on some waters can make for some great small water fly-fishing experiences. The choice of small waters is almost endless whether well-known like Teton River and Warm River or lesser known like Bitch Creek or Stump Creek. So get in touch with us to help you choose one.

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