Montana Fish Bum Blog

Well it’s almost the middle of May and our cool, wet weather so no signs of letting up. This has made for some great spring fishing so far. However, as of May 8th we are sitting on 124% of normal snow pack. What this means if you’re coming out this summer to do some fishing it might be wise to plan your trip for around the 2nd week of July. While there are still many places to fish in our area I would suggest coming out it late July or August – if you want to float the Yellowstone River. If last year is any indication of how our summer will transpire you should find some spectacular fishing with big hopper during this time frame. To stay up to date on the snow pack you can view this website under the “Upper Yellowstone Drainage“.

Well the Mother’s Day Caddis has yet to hit full steam on the Yellowstone River this spring. Our weather has been a mix of snow, rain and cool water temperatures so far. The river is fishing very well between 12pm and 5pm with complex hatches of March Brown and Baetis Mayflies and when the weather is warmer some Caddis. Our water clarity is holding out with night time temperatures hovering around the freezing mark, especially in the higher elevations. I think we’ll be fishing the river for at least another few days before the warmer weather starts our annual run off – so stay tuned and we’ll keep you up to date on all the latest action!

This week was great fishing for a number of our clients that took full advantage of our Spring Fishing Discount. We spent several days on the local spring creeks with good midge fishing in the mornings and some dry fly Baetis fishing later in the day. We also got to experience Jones Lake and caught some monster 3lb to 6lb rainbows. This lake is the best trophy lake we’ve experienced in the past few years. If you’re interested in fishing the spring creeks or Jones Lake this summer let us know so we can book your reservations in advance.