This week brought on the true Fall weather and more is on it's way this weekend. Wind, cold and snow arrived in fashion on Monday coating the mountains and making everyone in West Yellowstone pretty darn excited about chasing brown and rainbow trout. Cold frosty...
A quick check of the West Yellowstone weather report is showing that we are in for some great fall conditions, but also a fair bit of wind over the next few days. Casting in the wind requires adjustments to technique, and Spey casting is no different. If...
Matt here, filling in for the J3 (Joe, Justin, and Jonathan) who are out and about guiding and fishing this week. Cliches aside, let's talk about the weather. The unseasonably warm and dry conditions have persisited since our last report, and that is effecting our...
Without a doubt, the weather this Autumn around here has been abnormally warm, sunny, and dry. According to Accuweather.com, 21 of 30 days in September had above average temperatures, and the first 4 days of October have all been well above average temps as...
Hello there from West Yellowstone - the Trout Capital of the World! Last year, about this time, we were digging our drift boats out from under a 2 foot blanket of snow, which was the first of several storms that stretched into October. Lows were well...
This year several of us here at Big Sky Anglers have absolutely fallen in love with Scientific Anglers’ Sonar Leaders for trout Spey (and other applications). They have become our go-to “sink tip” option for 3wt and lighter Trout Spey rods, and for converting...
Hello there from West Yellowstone - the Trout Capital of the World! Fall is definitely in the air here at 6666 ft of elevation. Both the aspens and the brown trout are shades of green, gold, red and orange. While we are still seeing warmer afternoon temps, the...
THE SHORT VERSION A big kid Spey rod with Trout Spey feel. Kerry Burkheimer enlisted the help of Big Sky Anglers’ own Matt Klara (author of this post) and others to dial in a unique, versatile, super-fun, forgiving rod that will change your opinion about what 4...
Hello there from West Yellowstone - the Trout Capital of the World! That cold weather last week made for some difficult fishing around our neck of the woods to some extent. The Madison in MT took a solid shot in the arm, but the Henry's Fork, Firehole and...
For the past 3 years, we’ve been fortunate to host the West Yellowstone Trout Spey Days event, where folks who are interested in Spey casting and fishing for trout have come together to share experiences, learn new things, and check out all the awesome gear available...
Hello there from West Yellowstone - the Trout Capital of the World! We saw more snow and cold overcast days this past week and things now have a chill in the air every morning. The sun poked out in the afternoon on most days, except Monday; when old Man Winter...
Hello there from West Yellowstone - the Trout Capital of the World! Brrr...it got cold this past week! Our first snow of the season was recorded on Sunday August 31st, we saw rain most of the day on the level, but up in the high country snow stuck to the sides...
Hello there from West Yellowstone - the Trout Capital of the World! Smokey skies are the new norm this past week. It acts as a filter for the sun and makes the entire day feel pretty darn fishy. We have one local fire in Yellowstone National Park that is burning...
Hello there from West Yellowstone - the Trout Capital of the World! August is flying right on by, just the like the rest of this crazy season. The past week has brought on chilly mornings and hot afternoons. We've seen early morning temps as cold as 32 degrees here...
As we get later into the month of August here in the mountains, the days start getting shorter, the nights cooler, and the riverside vegetation begins to take on the colors of Autumn. Likewise, the first lake run fish begin stirring, the browns begin to take on...
Hello there from West Yellowstone - the Trout Capital of the World! “If you don’t like the weather, wait ten minutes” is the old saying around these parts. Red flag warnings mixed in with big puffy clouds, some rain, sunshine and a hopper bite has been the norm for...
. Hello there from West Yellowstone - the Trout Capital of the World!The Dog Days of Summer are here, that's for sure. The Greeks coined this phrase way back when and it refers to the timeframe of late July to early September when dogs and men could be driven mad just...
Hello there from West Yellowstone - the Trout Capital of the World! It's late July; while we are still rowing the Madison and Henry's Fork our mind leads us to other locales like the Hebgen Lake and off the beaten path places in Yellowstone's Backcountry. The...
Hello there from West Yellowstone - the Trout Capital of the World! Nostalgia set in last week as Justin, my Dad and I headed over to Hayden Valley in search native cutthroat downstream of Yellowstone Lake. Years ago, back in 92', my Dad brought me to West Yellowstone...
Hello there from West Yellowstone - the Trout Capital of the World! The past month as been a whirlwind of guiding and traveling from the Henry's Fork, to the Madison, to the Missouri and back again to the Madison River. My guide schedule has slowed down a little bit...