09-20-2004, 05:22 AM
Yellowstone River - September 20th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
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Flows at Livingston are 2310 C.F.S. This flow is just slightly above average, and we haven't been able to say that for a few years now. The fishing has been decent on most days and slow on some. The fishing has been very inconsistent but it is always worth it to be on the Yellowstone. There has been some hatches of Psuedocleons and we should be seeing some baetis any day now. Hopper fishing is still producing some surface activity but it has not been red hot. I have been having better success fishing small cicada or beetle patterns with a small royal wulff or royal trude off the back. Nymphing has been getting the most numbers of fish but you will also be into the whitefish as well if you head to the bottom of the river with your fly patterns. Streamers have been ok on cloudy days. We have not been getting a lot of fish on streamers but the ones that are willing to chase the big flies are generally good fish. I have personally started fishing the river in the middle of the Paradise Valley again because the hatches can be stronger and the browns really like the middle stretch of the river. If you want more consistent dry fly fishing head to the upper reaches above Yankee Jim Canyon. The cutthroats are eager to eat dry flies and they have still been very actively feeding on trudes and wulff patterns.
Fly patterns include: Royal Trude #8-10, Royal Stimulator #8-14, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Royal Wulff #8-12, Lime PMX #6-10, Royal PMX #6-10, BH Prince #8-12, Rubber Leg Stone #8-10, BH Mangy Caddis #12-14, Parachute Caddis #12-14, Molly Hopper #8-10, Marshmellow Hopper #8-10, Card's Cicada #10.
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FISHING: Good
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]]
Yellowstone River Montana WFP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/q_Yellowstone_River__1039825479787_15.3889999389648_570.177001953125.aspx"]click here[/url]]
Flows at Livingston are 2310 C.F.S. This flow is just slightly above average, and we haven't been able to say that for a few years now. The fishing has been decent on most days and slow on some. The fishing has been very inconsistent but it is always worth it to be on the Yellowstone. There has been some hatches of Psuedocleons and we should be seeing some baetis any day now. Hopper fishing is still producing some surface activity but it has not been red hot. I have been having better success fishing small cicada or beetle patterns with a small royal wulff or royal trude off the back. Nymphing has been getting the most numbers of fish but you will also be into the whitefish as well if you head to the bottom of the river with your fly patterns. Streamers have been ok on cloudy days. We have not been getting a lot of fish on streamers but the ones that are willing to chase the big flies are generally good fish. I have personally started fishing the river in the middle of the Paradise Valley again because the hatches can be stronger and the browns really like the middle stretch of the river. If you want more consistent dry fly fishing head to the upper reaches above Yankee Jim Canyon. The cutthroats are eager to eat dry flies and they have still been very actively feeding on trudes and wulff patterns.
Fly patterns include: Royal Trude #8-10, Royal Stimulator #8-14, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Royal Wulff #8-12, Lime PMX #6-10, Royal PMX #6-10, BH Prince #8-12, Rubber Leg Stone #8-10, BH Mangy Caddis #12-14, Parachute Caddis #12-14, Molly Hopper #8-10, Marshmellow Hopper #8-10, Card's Cicada #10.