May 2012
- 09: Yellowstone River, May 8, 2012 (0)
April 2012
- 23: Rock Creek, April 21, 2012 (0)
- 10: Ok, let's get back to fly fishing! (1)
September 2011
- 19: East Rosebud, September 19, 2011 (0)
August 2011
- 13: Rock Creek, August 13, 2011 (1)
July 2011
- 18: Bighorn River, July 16, 2011 (1)
June 2011
- 16: White Deer Ranch. June 15, 2011 (0)
April 2011
- 16: Rock Creek, April 16, 2011 (1)
March 2011
- 21: Rock Creek, March 20, 2011 (0)
February 2011
- 08: Anglers blast access measure (0)
October 2010
September 2010
- 06: Bighorn River, September 4, 2010 (0)
July 2010
- 18: Rock Creek, July 18, 2010 (0)
- 13: Bighorn River, July 12, 2010 (1)
- 05: Rock Creek, July 5, 2010 (0)
June 2010
- 27: East Rosebud, June 27, 2010 (0)
May 2010
- 10: Musselshell River, May 7, 2010 (0)
- 10: Rock Creek, April 28, 2010 (0)
April 2010
- 17: Stillwater River, April 17, 2010 (0)
March 2010
February 2010
January 2010
- 18: Bighorn River, January 17, 2009 (0)
- 03: Bighorn River, Jan 2, 2009 (1)
December 2009
- 28: Bighorn River, December 26, 2009 (1)
November 2009
- 20: Bighorn River, November 20, 2009 (0)
- 01: Yellowstone River, October 31, 2009 (0)
October 2009
- 07: Clearwater River, October, 2009 (0)
September 2009
- 07: East Rosebud, September 6, 2009 (0)
August 2009
- 30: Bighorn River, August 30, 2009 (0)
- 21: Bighorn River, August 21, 2009 (0)
- 01: East Rosebud, August 1, 2009 (0)
July 2009
- 23: Rock Creek, July 23, 2009 (0)
- 02: Bighorn River, July 1, 2009 (0)
June 2009
- 26: Bighorn River, June 25, 2009 (0)
- 13: Tongue River Reservoir (0)
May 2009
- 25: Making the most of runoff.... (0)
- 17: Warm Springs (0)
- 16: Blackfoot River / Monture Creek (0)
April 2009
- 25: Rock Creek, April 25, 2009 (0)
- 19: Yellowstone River, April 18, 2009 (0)
- 19: Bighorn River, April 17, 2009 (1)
- 08: BWO at the office (0)
- 06: Yellowstone River, April 5, 2009 (1)
March 2009
- 22: Rock Creek, March 22, 2009 (1)
- 22: Rock Creek, March 22, 2009 (0)
- 22: Rock Creek, March 22, 2009 (0)
- 03: Kerry finds 'em (0)
February 2009
- 23: Yellowstone River (0)
- 12: Book review: A Passion for Steelhead (0)
January 2009
- 21: Bighorn River, January 20, 2009 (0)
- 09: Flows dropping, roads clearing, (0)
- 03: Joy (1)
December 2008
- 11: Bighorn River, December 11, 2008 (0)
November 2008
- 30: Run of Dinks (1)
- 10: Return to the Clearwater (0)
October 2008
- 29: Bighorn spey test drive (0)
- 29: Wishing all companies were... (0)
- 27: Blown out... (0)
- 17: Winterizing (0)
- 12: No fishing... (0)
- 01: Clearwater near Orofino (0)
September 2008
- 24: Leaving PMDs behind... (0)
- 23: Condolences (0)
- 20: Butte (0)
- 18: Yellowstone and Winston (0)
- 16: Rock Creek (0)
- 14: Preparing for the Clearwater (0)
- 13: Bighorn River (0)
August 2008
- 31: East Rosebud River (2)
- 15: Alaska (0)
- 04: Bighorn River (0)
- 03: East Rosebud River (0)
July 2008
- 20: Rock Creek (0)
- 19: East Rosebud River (0)
- 13: Bighorn River (0)
- 06: Bighorn River (0)
June 2008
- 25: Bighorn River (0)
- 16: Bighorn River (0)
- 01: Bighorn River (0)
May 2008
- 16: Missouri River (0)
- 15: Missouri River (0)
- 04: Rock Creek (0)
April 2008
- 19: Bighorn River (0)
- 13: Yellowstone River (0)
March 2008
- 16: Bighorn River (0)
February 2008
- 25: Bighorn River (0)
January 2008
- 27: Bighorn River (0)
- 12: Bighorn River (0)
- 05: Bighorn River (0)
- 04: Bighorn River (0)
December 2007
- 17: Bighorn River (0)
November 2007
- 25: Bighorn River (0)
- 11: Bighorn River (0)
October 2007
- 28: Rock Creek (0)
- 18: Bighorn River (0)
- 07: Bighorn River (0)
September 2007
- 22: Volf Ponds (0)
- 19: Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone (0)
- 14: Stillwater River (0)
- 09: Bighorn River (0)
- 03: Bighorn River (0)
- 02: East Rosebud River (0)
August 2007
- 26: Bighorn River (1)
- 19: Rock Creek (0)
- 17: Belt Creek (0)
- 12: Bighorn River (0)
- 04: East Rosebud River (0)
July 2007
- 29: Rock Creek (0)
- 22: Rock Creek (0)
- 19: Bighorn River (0)
- 18: Bighorn River (0)
- 13: Bighorn River (0)
- 07: Rock Creek (0)
- 03: Bighorn River (0)
- 01: East Rosebud River (0)
June 2007
- 24: Missouri River (0)
- 23: Yellowstone River (0)
- 16: East Rosebud River (0)
- 10: Bighorn River (0)
- 03: Bighorn River (0)
May 2007
- 27: East Rosebud River (0)
- 12: Bighorn River (0)
April 2007
- 27: Stillwater River (0)
- 21: Lake Josephine (0)
- 15: Rock Creek (0)
- 12: Bighorn River (0)
- 07: Rock Creek (0)
March 2007
- 30: Yellowstone River (0)
- 25: Bighorn River (0)
- 10: Rock Creek (1)
- 10: Rock Creek (0)
- 04: Bitterroot River (0)
- 02: Columbia River (0)
February 2007
- 25: East Rosebud River (0)
- 18: Bighorn River (0)
- 04: Bighorn River (0)
January 2007
- 28: Red Lodge Creek (0)
- 07: Bighorn River (0)
December 2006
- 24: Bighorn River (0)
- 17: Big Spring Creek (0)
- 10: Bighorn River (0)
November 2006
- 26: Bighorn River (0)
- 19: Bighorn River (0)
- 12: Rock Creek (0)
- 05: Bighorn River (0)
October 2006
- 16: ICBM Lake (0)
- 09: Bighorn River (0)
September 2006
- 28: Bighorn River (0)
- 14: Rock Creek (0)
- 08: Bighorn River (0)
- 03: Bighorn River (0)
August 2006
- 27: East Rosebud River (0)
- 20: East Rosebud River (0)
- 17: Bighorn River (0)
- 13: Rock Creek (0)
- 11: O'Dell Spring Creek (0)
- 05: East Rosebud River (0)
July 2006
- 30: Bighorn River (0)
- 23: East Rosebud River (0)
- 20: Yellowstone River (0)
- 16: East Rosebud River (0)
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- 09: Bighorn River (0)
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- 02: East Rosebud River (0)
June 2006
- 25: Rock Creek (0)
- 22: Bighorn River (0)
- 18: East Rosebud Lake (0)
- 12: East Rosebud River (0)
- 07: Yellowstone River (0)
- 04: Rock Creek (0)
May 2006
- 31: Rock Creek (0)
- 30: North Platte River (0)
- 21: Ruidoso River (0)
- 15: Rock Creek (0)
- 07: Rock Creek (0)
April 2006
- 30: Bighorn River (0)
- 27: Rock Creek (0)
- 20: Bighorn River (0)
- 13: Rock Creek (0)
- 09: Bighorn River (0)
- 07: Stillwater River (0)
March 2006
- 29: Rock Creek (0)
- 26: Bighorn River (0)
- 12: Stillwater River (0)
- 04: Columbia River (0)
February 2006
- 25: Bluewater Creek (0)
- 25: Red Lodge Creek (0)
- 12: Bighorn River (0)
January 2006
- 25: Bighorn River (0)
- 02: East Gallatin River (0)
December 2005
- 24: Bighorn River (0)
- 11: Bighorn River (0)
- 10: Bighorn River (0)
November 2005
- 13: Bighorn River (0)
- 11: Bighorn River (0)
- 05: Yellowstone River (0)
October 2005
- 30: Bighorn River (0)
- 23: Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone (0)
- 09: Bighorn River (0)
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5/19/2012 19:13
| Bighorn | 1880 cfs |
| Yellowstone | 11600 cfs |
| Stillwater | 1390 cfs |
| Rock Creek | 179 cfs |
| Boulder | 1460 cfs |
| Missouri | 4650 cfs |
Bighorn River Fishing Report
Last Updated: 5/16/2012
Last Updated: 5/16/2012
Current Report
Flows are down to 2,000cfs and will remain there for the short term. The lack of precipitation and snowpack is serious. Algae is becoming an issue, but the excellent fishing makes up for it.
Special Report
There is still some midge fishing but the baetis are definitely here. The upper river is predominantly baetis on top with scuds and sowbugs down under. The lower river is also strong with baetis now, too, its also full of PMD nymphs with some Yellow Sallie nymphs starting to show up.
One-Week Fishing Forecast
Way above normal temps for this time of the year with highs in the mid to upper 80's with little chance of precip. Slightly cooler weather by this weekend.
Hot Fly Patterns
Baetis nymphs are working fabulous right now. Best bets are a Doc
s Baetis, UV JuJu Baetis or olive WOnder Nymph, size 18. Drop these behind a sowbug or scud pattern (and remember the rainbows are spawning). For midges it's been mostly midge larvae in cream, white, black (and red in the riffles) sizes 18-20. Trail those behind a pink soft hackle sowbug size 14 or 16 with or without a firebead. Baetis nymphs are working very well, too, along with emergers on top when there are rising fish.
River Flows
2000 cfs.
Water Temperature
Last report: 41 degrees at Bighorn Access
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