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FEATURED REPORTS - April, 2024

Fishing has been good!

Report Date: April 9, 2024 Fishing has been good book your trip before we are all filled up. I of my favorite times of the year...

The Smith continues to teeter between driftable and plunkable flows, with the occasional blowout

Report Date: January 25, 2024 The Smith continues to teeter between driftable and plunkable flows, with the occasional blowout. Conditions were good last Friday and Saturday, and plenty of fish were caught by boats drifting from the forks to Ruby. It blew out again Sunday,...

The Smith is open and should remain that way through the weekend

Report Date: November 9, 2023 Running at 1,935 cfs as of Thursday, the Smith is open and should remain that way through the weekend. Quite a bit of rain is coming early next week, which will the keep the flows high and could bring in...

Hopefully the hoppers will turn on any day now on the Madison

Report Date: August 28, 2023 Hopefully the hoppers will turn on any day now on the Madison, and when I say any day, I mean it. You will only know if you get out there. Flows coming out of Hebgen Lake on the Madison are...

Yellowstone River Fishing Report

Report Date: July 24, 2023 The best fishing in the park has been on the Yellowstone River itself, with a cluster of different bugs coming off on the river. Your best-off having salmon flies, golden stones, green drakes, grey drake spinners, PMD’s, and caddis. There...

Madison River Fishing Report

Report Date: July 24, 2023 The salmon fly hatch on the Madison has wrapped up throughout the river, however you might be able to find a few stragglers and willing fish to eat the big bug on the upper sections like between the lakes. If...