Yellowstone:
3-25 The fishing is great on the Yellowstone right now. Expect to find fish eating b.w.o's on overcast days and midges in the foam pockets. The fish are still concentrated due to the low water. The streamer fishing has been good and should improve over the next few weeks. The nymphing has been good with stonefly and mayfly imitations.
Recommended Fly Patterns
Streamers:
Olive & White & Natural Zonker, Olive Wooly Bugger, Conehead Superflash Black, Heavy Metal Sculpin.
Dries:
Hi-Vis Midge, Griffith's Gnat, CDC Midge.
Nymphs:
Rubberlegs Brown/Coffee, Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail, CDC Bubbleback Olive, Lightning Bug Black, Dave's Emerger, Zebra Midge
Yellowstone River Flows
Corwin Springs:
Average Flow: 865 cfs
Current Flow: 565 cfs
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Livingston:
Average Flow: 1230cfs
Current Flow: 851 cfs
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Yellowstone Water Contacts
Yellowstone River Live Cam: http://www.coolworks.com/webcams/
Bighorn:
3-25 For numbers of fish the big horn is at the top of the list in Montana. The fishing is consistently good year round. The spring is a great time to fish the river before it gets too crowded. Expect to find fish feeding on midge and mayfly nymphs in every riffle. The dry fly fishing is spotty but will improve with the weather. We have had some reports of good streamer fishing on warmer days.
Recommended Fly Patterns
Nymphs:
Shrimp Cocktail, Ray Charles Gray and Pink, Bubbleback Pheasant Tail, Zebra Midge, Hunchback Scud
Dries:
Para Adams, Griffiths gnat, Spider midge ,Snowshoe midge cluster.
Streamers:
JJ Special, Bighorn Bugger, Heavy Metal Sculpin, Tequeely
Big Horn River Flows
Big Horn River nr St. Xavier MT:
Average Flow: 2390 cfs
Current Flow: 1890 cfs
Missouri:
3-25 The fishing has been very weather dependent lately. On warmer days the midge hatches are pretty strong and fish are targeting them. The streamer fishing continues to get better as the weather warms up. The nymphing is good with smaller mayfly patterns and San Juan worms. Don't forget to try a crayfish pattern.
Recommended Fly Patterns
Nymphs:
Tailwater Tiny Olive, Lightning Bug, Bubbleback Pheasant Tail, CDC Bubbleback Olive, McKee Mahatma, Shrimp Cocktail
Dries:
Hi-Vis Midge, Para Adams, Griffith's Gnat
Streamers:
CH Superflash Tan, Clouser Crayfish Olive, JR's CH Streamer Golden Shiner, and White Bow River Buggers
The Missouri River River Flows
Missouri River bl Holter Dam nr Wolf Cr MT:
Average Flow: 4930 cfs
Current Flow: 3370 cfs