08-04-2004, 02:30 PM
Yellowstone River - August 3rd, 2004
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FISHING: Great
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[/url]Yellowstone River The rains in Yellowstone Park have finally tapered off, and the river cleared nicely at the end of last week.
We have finally reached normal summer fishing conditions on the Yellowstone, so the approach for most anglers is to fish a general attractor dry flies or a hopper pattern on the surface. The best attractor patterns include Tan and Royal Parachute Madam Xs and Covertibles, Stimulators, and Turck's Tarantulas in sizes 8-12. These attractors represent both grasshoppers and the mid-summer brown stones that we find on the Yellowstone at this time of year. Big black attractors have also produced well—our favorites in this category are the Black Magic and Card's Cicada.
The hopper fishing has been quite good, and it should continue to be the main focus for both anglers and the fish for the next several weeks. We carry a wide variety of hopper patterns from traditional patterns like a Dave's Hopper, Whit's Hi-Vis Hopper, and the Parachute Hopper to some of the new foam patterns like the Grand Hopper and Red Legged Hopper. It is smart to carry a variety of sizes, as some days the fish seem to prefer a larger or smaller pattern.
Fishing these attractors and hoppers in tandem with a small bead head nymph has become a standard technique for most anglers on the Yellowstone. Pattern choice in the nymph is usually not critical. Popular choices include Princes, Pheasant Tails (including the variations with some extra flash in the body), Copper Johns, etc. Fish these in #14-16.
Streamers will continue to produce in low light conditions. If you fish early or late in the day, or if you get a cloudy day, try Woolly Buggers or sculpin patterns along the banks. This is still a great way to take a big brown trout, even in mid-summer
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supplied by: [url "http://www.fisheyesoup.com/redir.php?recKey=91,re"]Yellowstone Angler[/url]
FISHING: Great
Stream Flow Information [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/current?type=flow&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=yellowstone&format=html_table"]click here[/url]]
[/url]Yellowstone River The rains in Yellowstone Park have finally tapered off, and the river cleared nicely at the end of last week.
We have finally reached normal summer fishing conditions on the Yellowstone, so the approach for most anglers is to fish a general attractor dry flies or a hopper pattern on the surface. The best attractor patterns include Tan and Royal Parachute Madam Xs and Covertibles, Stimulators, and Turck's Tarantulas in sizes 8-12. These attractors represent both grasshoppers and the mid-summer brown stones that we find on the Yellowstone at this time of year. Big black attractors have also produced well—our favorites in this category are the Black Magic and Card's Cicada.
The hopper fishing has been quite good, and it should continue to be the main focus for both anglers and the fish for the next several weeks. We carry a wide variety of hopper patterns from traditional patterns like a Dave's Hopper, Whit's Hi-Vis Hopper, and the Parachute Hopper to some of the new foam patterns like the Grand Hopper and Red Legged Hopper. It is smart to carry a variety of sizes, as some days the fish seem to prefer a larger or smaller pattern.
Fishing these attractors and hoppers in tandem with a small bead head nymph has become a standard technique for most anglers on the Yellowstone. Pattern choice in the nymph is usually not critical. Popular choices include Princes, Pheasant Tails (including the variations with some extra flash in the body), Copper Johns, etc. Fish these in #14-16.
Streamers will continue to produce in low light conditions. If you fish early or late in the day, or if you get a cloudy day, try Woolly Buggers or sculpin patterns along the banks. This is still a great way to take a big brown trout, even in mid-summer
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