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Yellowstone Park 9-02-10

September 2, 2010
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Yellowstone Park

A big visitor weekend is coming up with Labor Day, so expect company, even in some back country locations.  Whatever streams you choose, terrestrial patterns are a must. This is really true if flying ant swarms are where you fish.  Be sure to have some cinnamon ant patterns in size 14.  Look for tricos to dominate AM fishing  along some parts of Fall River Basin streams and the Madison River drainage.  Slough Creek will feature a green drake emergence.  We need to cool off more for the Firehole River to shape up to fall fishing form.  Run-up browns and ‘bows  from Hebgen Lake are beginning to show in the Madison River.  Gulpers are still active on Beula Lake, but expect crowds on this last big weekend of the summer season.  Small streams such as Obsidian, Cascade, and Polecat creeks host eager trout for light weight equipment fans.  So there will something for whatever your fly fishing preference may be.

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Still Waters 9-02-10

September 2, 2010
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Still Water

During Labor Day weekend expect big crowds at any still waters having easy access.   It will be a time to practice courtesy and have patience.   Speckled duns are still hatching around mid day to evening at some higher elevation waters such as Aldous Lake and the Sand Creek  Reservoir ponds.  For Chesterfield and Daniels reservoirs try leech and damselfly nymph patters in deep water.  Dry damselfly patterns will be worth trying at Springfield Reservoir.  Cooling weather will help bring back action throughout.

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Small Streams 9-02-10

September 2, 2010
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Small Streams

This is a great time of year to begin fishing the Blackfoot River below the dam and through the canyon at such places as around Corral Creek, Graves Creek and Trail Creek Campground. Flows will stabilize as irrigation demands for stored water decrease.  With more consistent flows action will increase.   Caddis life cycle and terrestrial patterns will be best bets for action with some isolated BWO hatches.   Don’t overlook pitching streamer patterns as there are some very large cutts & bows in this part of the river.

Look for good terrestrial pattern fishing on such streams as the lower Teton River, the Salt River tribs, Little Lost River, Sawmill Creek,  Birch Creek and  South Fork tribs.  Kokanee are thick in Big Elk Creek but do not interfere with cutts taking PM caddis and terrestrial patterns.  Caddis life cycle and attractor patterns will work on all of these waters.

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Henry’s Fork 9-02-10

September 2, 2010
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Henry's Fork

Terrestrial patterns provide the best  afternoon action on the upper river.  We have reports that cinnamon ant patterns are producing very well.   Tricos bring action during earlier hours.  Cooling weather helps action, especially on the lower river where action has been slower.  On the lower river pseudo and trico hatches bring action, but  as this month goes on, evening streamer fishing will be improving as browns move toward spawning areas.

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Big Lost River 9-02-10

September 2, 2010
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Big Lost River

Big news is that the river is in great wading condition below Mackay Dam (outflow about 280 cfs) and the tricos are out in good numbers.  This makes for great AM fishing, then switch to terrestrial patterns for PM fishing.

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Henry’s Lake 9-02-10

September 2, 2010
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Henry's Lake

The cooling trend in the weather is the best that can happen to improve fishing here. Look for action to begin picking up soon around the lake.  Meanwhile, try creek mouths for best results.

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Main Stem Snake River 9-02-10

September 2, 2010
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Main Stem Snake River

Streamer fishing, especially during evenings is coming on up & down the river.  Boating is the best way to enjoy the currently great bank fishing with terrestrial patterns.  Look for snowflake duns hatching on the river and responding trout from around Blackfoot on downstream.

We lost the old dog pound access on the Snake River off West River Road just upstream of Idaho Falls.  The area is airport property and is now posted and access roads bermed. Too bad: it was a good take-out location for those floating from the power dam upstream. Some very large browns & bows reside in this part of the river and they attract anglers.  Let’s hope that access here can be identified.

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Southwestern Montana 8-25-10

August 25, 2010
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South Western Montana

Best all-around patterns for fishing streams in the Madison and Gallatin river drainages are spruce moth, hopper, and ant patterns. Good gulper fishing continues on Hebgen Lake where fish are taking tricos on the Madison Arm.   Some speckled duns remain on other parts of the lake. Want to get into some fast action from small but active fish?  Try the West Fork of the Madison River.  There are several miles of stream to fish.  Small hopper, traditional attractor, spruce moth, or caddis life cycle patterns will work just fine.

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Yellowstone Park 8-25-10

August 25, 2010
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Yellowstone Park

The season for using terrestrial patterns continues. Whether hoppers, ants, beetles or spruce moths: all should have representations in your fly box when you visit Park streams.  Because slower water is not as well oxygenated as that in riffles and runs, be sure to work these over, and expect more  larger fish to reside there until we begin cooling off.     Look  for tricos to become increasingly active and important to fish as we move through late summer.   There are terrific trico hatches and spinner falls on such as the Madison River and all Fall River Basin streams.  Lakes are tough fishing now with Beula Lake being the big exception.  Fishing there is good because of gulping cutts. All you have to do is walk a few miles and get speckled dun emerger and dun patterns onto the lake beyond shoreline lily pads.  Carrying a float tube to get out on the lake guarantees some great action.

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Still Water 8-25-10

August 25, 2010
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Still Water

Not much action on our irrigation reservoirs right now.   One report has some good fishing at Hawkins Reservoir where leech patterns fished deep in front of the dam have produced. Consider carrying a float tube into Aldous Lake above Kilgore to enjoy some gulper action around mid day.  Paul Reservoir is producing some medium sized cutthroat for those using small leech and damselfly nymph patterns.

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