August 26th Fishing Report

Well it’s Labor day weekend and the crowds have thinned and the rivers are a little less crowded. The fish are still hungry and there are still great fishing days ahead until the snow flies. Here is our fishing report for this week. 

Madison River – We were standing around the fly shop counter and one of the guides said he was headed to the Madison that day because it’s the river that still keeps on giving. It’s true, this has been one of the best hopper years we have seen in many moons. Hopper dropper rigs have been money on the river and should still be for a little while. Our droppers have been zebra midges and bullet quills but don’t be afraid to try your own favorite beadhead nymph. Don’t forget also, ants and beetles are still getting fish to the net as well. 

Henry’s Fork -The crowds have thinned out quite a bit and the fishing remains really good. the Box has been fishing well using hopper dropper rigs. A big Morrish hopper followed by a red neck, bullet quill or zebra midge has been getting fish to the boat. If you want to run a double nymph rig in Box canyon or the lower river, change out the dry fly and tie on a rubber legs. The lower river is still lights out good using hoppers in a variety of styles and the bigger the better. Don’t forget your caddis for the evenings.

Yellowstone National Park – The Gallatin has been fishing good this week. You don’t need to be up at the crack of dawn to fish this river and you need to give the river a chance to warm up. The fish are eating Spruce Moths, Hoppers and attractor patterns like Royal Wullfs or Parachute Adams. The NE corner is still fishing well. We were over there a couple days ago and did very well on Thunder thigh hoppers with zebra midge droppers. Beetles and Ants also did well over on Soda Butte. We haven’t heard to much on how the Yellowstone is fishing so if you have a report give us a call. We will try to get back over there by next report.

Hebgen Lake – We got out on Hebgen this week and had a blast. The Callibaetis and ants had the fish feeding like crazy. Para Ants in size 16 along with Callibaetis cripples and spinners in size 14 or 16 will get the fish to the net.

Henry’s Lake – Nothing much has changed on Henry’s. We fished over by Howard creek and Staley’s this week. Howard creek still has a lot of brookies around the confluence. We were stripping small olive and black leeches on intermediate lines and found a lot of eager fish. Over by Staley Springs we switched it up a bit and were using Chubbie patterns with small leech patterns on jig hooks or zebra midge droppers. Both places fished well.

Well that’s it for our report for this week. If your looking for the best, most knowledgeable guides in the area give us a call at: 208-604-6968 

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