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Originator: Joe Moore, BSA Co-owner Hook: TMC 100 or equivalent, #14, or 16 Thread: Tail: Moose body hair Body: Goose or Turkey Biot, Callibaetis Hackle: Grizzly Wing: Widows Web, Light Tan Hebgen Lake is a special place to most of us here in West Yellowstone. Each...
It’s hard to believe that this is our final report for July. We thought June flew by, but July has just evaporated! We’re half way through our summer season, and Yellowstone Country continues to produce some great fishing. Flows in much of the area are still a bit...
Caddis are commanding members of the aquatic insect community on all of the trout waters in and around Yellowstone Country. From April through October, there isn’t a day that goes by without some sort of Caddis activity. Of the dozen or more different types of Caddis...
If you are visiting Yellowstone Country right now you are seeing some of the best fishing this area has to offer. “Prime Time” conditions continue across the region, and the upcoming week looks like more of the same. We’ve seen some scattered thunderstorms this week,...
Originator: Joe Moore, BSA Co-owner Hook: TMC 100 or equivalent, #10 Thread: Tail: Moose body hair Butt Dubbing: Superfine Dry Fly Dubbing, Rusty Abdomen: Goose Biot, Rusty Brown Wing: Widows Web, Light Tan Hackle: Grizzly Notes: This is a color variation of my...
One of the most common questions we field from visiting anglers is “When is the best week to come fishing here?” The general response is “whenever you can get here”. With so many fisheries within an hour drive of the BSA world headquarters at 39 Madison Ave in West...
8pm, Wednesday, July 18. Join us in our new basement Travel Lounge at the fly shop for an evening of fun with Aussie legend Mickey Shanahan. When he isn't here at BSA in the summer MCing our Grand Opening events, Mickey guides for the Aussie Fly-Fisher down under. He...
Drunella flavilinea, commonly known as the Flav, is the smaller, lesser known, and often misidentified cousin of the Green Drake, Drunella grandis. What this mayfly lacks in notoriety it more than makes up for in importance as a food source for Yellowstone Country...
On a whim, we decided it was the perfect day to float the river. The name of the game was salmonflies, and our plan was to toss big dry flies in an attempt to entice a quality trout to feast. Aussie Mickey, Belen, and I rotated between working the oars and casting the...
It’s hard to believe that the month of June and the 4th of July have both come and gone already. Summer is officially in full swing around Yellowstone country, and for the first time this season we’re looking ahead at a week of true summertime conditions. Forecasts...
Originator: Joe Moore, BSA Co-owner Hook: TMC 100 or equivalent, #14, or 16 Thread: Tail: Pheasant tail filbers and Z-yarn, Tan Abdomen: Pheasant tail Thorax: Ice Dub, Shrimp Pink Wing: Widows Web, Light Tan Hackle: Brown Notes: A few years ago, while guiding the...
We have all enjoyed a respite from the wet weather this week. It feels good to dry out and soak up some sunshine after nearly two weeks of scuzzy weather. Gore-tex and puffy layers have been stuffed back into dry bags as sun hoodies and spf 50 are now required. Flows...
Photo: Kurt Schirmer / Troutnut.com If you had to pick only one hatch to know and understand in Yellowstone Country it would undoubtedly be the Pale Morning Dun (“PMD”). This group of mayflies is found on every piece of moving water that holds trout, as well as some...
Beginning July 5th, BSA will be hosting ORVIS Fly Fishing 101 classes at the fly shop on Thursday nights. These 2-hour-long introductions are a great way to get started in fly fishing and learn the basics of gear, casting, entomology and flies, and knot tying. Space...
Hi, friends. We had so much fun at our Grand Opening celebration last year that we've decided to do it again! That's right, Big Sky Anglers SECOND ANNUAL Grand Opening Celebration. Please save the date and join us on Saturday, June 30th, 2018 from 10 am to 10 pm to...
It’s been an absolute soaker across Yellowstone Country this week. Thunderstorms, heavy rain, and wind have dominated our weather. Streamflows across the region have risen, but we’ve seen some great June fishing in these scuzzy conditions. Snowpack readings at our...
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