I am hoping to get out Thursday morning and fish one or both of these rivers with StickRig. I have been fly fishing for about 2 years and StickRig is a NOOB. We just want to catch anything over 6" because that about all we have been targeting recently.
I am just looking for any advice on where to fish and what flies to use on these rivers. I have fished the warm river a bit, and have been told that just about any fly will produce, but if there are any "secrets" that will help us that would be much appreciated.
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I don't know any secrets on those rivers. I would go with small adams patterns, renegades, stimulators, elk hair caddis, royal wolffes.
For nymphs I have done well in the past on prince nymphs, and pheasant tails.
Windriver
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Thanks for the advice! I will try and get some pics to post a report! We are headed up there around 6 and hope to be on the water by 7! If anyone is in the area look for the 2 guys who looks like they have no idea what they are doing!
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I upped my fly fishing record this morning by about half an inch. I'm now up to a 4 1/2" fish...Hopefully this afternoon will be a little more successful.
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I know many secrets for those rivers but I'll only tell you some basic knowledge that I would have given you while holding down the counter at a flyshop.
The Warm is a much superior fishery compared to the Buffalo. The Buffalo still has not recovered from the clear-cutting beatdown Island Park received back in the 1980's (thank you, James Watt, you complete wanker!). The Warm has more gradient/current and has cleared the sediment that poor logging practices produced.
The Warm has a lot more diverse habitats and is a vital spawning/nursery stream. It shows. The Warm holds resident wild browns up 18"; the Buff does not.
If you like catching small fish, then by all means, fish a dry fly to your heart's content but the larger fish rarely (for big stonefly hatches) come to the surface on either stream. The fish that do are eagle bait!
If you especially like fishing water that's being vacuumed clean by catch'n'keep bait chuckers, then fish around the springs and the campground. Otherwise, don't.
Carry spray, big bears (even grizz) are seen well to the west of the Warm. Don't bring a dog unless you like
moose. It's the Yellowstone ecosystem and there is no civilization buffer between the park and the river.
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Good post sorefeet!
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Hey thanks for the post sorefeet... I hope to see many more.
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