About 30 minutes from Bozeman, the Yellowstone River is the last major undammed river in the Lower 48 and flows 671 miles. Starting in Yellowstone National Park, it flows through Paradise Valley and Livingston, eventually catching up to the Missouri River before making its way to the Atlantic Ocean. The Yellowstone River is know for its excellent fly fishing and river access.
Fishing on the Yellowstone has been good this past week. Fish are eating dries nymphs and streamers so everything is in play over on the stone. The most productive nymphs over there this past week have been the copper Duracell, amber Psycho prince nymph, Frenchie, Squirminators, hare's ear, Sizzlin' hot squirrel, Zirdle's, Masked Marauders, pat's rubber legs, and Blowtorches. For dry flies, Stimulators are always a good bet along with morning wood hoppers, thunder thigh hoppers, humpy's, parachute Adams, purple haze, corn fed caddis, rusty CDC para spinners, and hippie stompers. If you want to go big or go home nymphing or dragging with a zirdle bug and a small streamer like a cousin it sculpin, micro dungeon, freshwater Clouser, or woolly bugger off the back can be great for numbers this time of year if the nymphing or dry fly fishing is tough. For streamers, if it's a bright day out fish a white sex dungeon or olive kill whitey and if it's more overcast black gonga's in full size and mini have been excellent as well as swim coach's and mini peanut envy's.
Sweetgrass Hopper (8), Henneberry hopper grey (12), Thunder Thighs hopper Yellow/Tan (10), Donkey Kong hopper pink/tan (10-12) Parachute Adams (16-20), Purple Haze (16-18), Buzz Ball (14-16), Corn fed Caddis (14-16), X-Caddis (14-16), Parachute PMD (14-16), Extended Body PMD (14-16), Larimer's Yellow Sally (12-14), Water Walker (8-12), Chubby Chernobyl (8-16)
Woolly Bugger (4-12), Ditch Witch Black/red/purple/ Yellow/white(2), Mini Peanut Envy Black/Yellow/Tan (6) Mini Dungeon Black/purple /Olive/Yellow (6), Montana Intruder (4), Sparkle Minnow JJ's/Silver/Sculpin (4-8), Double Gonga Black/Rainbow (4), Sculpzilla Black/White/Olive (4-8), Seasoned Geezer Gold/Natural/Olive (6)
Pat’s Rubber Legs (6-12), Zirdle Bug (6-12), Perdigon Blue/Purple/Pearl (14-18), Jig thread Frenchie Brown/yellow (14-18), CDC Pheasant Tail (10-18), Jigster PMD (14-18), Formerly Known Prince Nymph (10-18), BH Hare's Ear (12-18), Sizzlin' Hot Squirrel (14-16), Matt’s Shagadelic Mop Tan/Brown/Chartreuse/Cheeto (10)
