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Fly Fishing Guides and Outfitter for Fly Fishing in Yellowstone and Wyoming
FISHING REPORT
NORTH FORK ANGLERS Winter hours: 9 am- 5:30 pm Monday through Saturday. Free fly tying classes are held every Saturday, 9-12 am, at North Fork Anglers. Come on in and have some fun tying flies and learning new skills. NOTICE - Yesterday's Fishing Report mentioned local trophy lakes had become ice free. They were for 2 days, past tense, not so today. Luce, Hogan and the Newton Lakes have re-frozen......Stay tuned!! The weather has beeen unusually mild this winter (for this part of the Rockies), providing fly fishing opportunities not seen in several years on freestone rivers like the lower Clarks Fork of the Y'stone and S. Fork of the Shoshone. Excellent hatches of midges have the trout's attention on these and our local tailwaters midday on -- and that fishing has been very good, if not unbelievable! Come on out to Cody and fish with us! To help you plan your fishing trip, check the Accu-Weather banner on the Reports link on our website for up-to-date weather conditions in Cody, or around the country. If you are new to Cody or visiting town for the first time, North Fork Anglers is located under our leaping Neon Trout sign in downtown Cody at 1107 Sheridan Ave. We have been here to assist your fly fishing needs (flies, clothing, tackle, gear, instruction and guided trips) since 1984. Fish with North Fork Anglers - We always do our best to help make your fly fishing trip an ADVENTURE!
RESERVATIONS 307-527-7274
The fish are taking wets and streamers all day. Dry fly action has been limited to midday through late afternoon. Use midge patterns when the trout are active on the surface. Drop sow bugs, or other small nymphs below a dry or an indicator. Streamers will take fish any time.
BIGHORN RIVER, THERMOPOLIS AREA FISHING REPORTThe flows have dropped to 960 cfs. Water temps are in the 30's. Recommended patterns for best success - San Juan Worms, FRM red midge, Redbird midge pupae, scuds, sowbugs, G.R. Hares ears, N. Fork Specials, Halfbacks, BH Pheasant tail, and Copper John. Streamers are: Woolly Buggers, large dark colored Girdle Bugs, Orange Blossoms, Zuddlers, and Rock Knockers fished on sinking or sink tip fly lines work well, too.
Fed by a hundred, or more, glacial lakes draining the Beartooth Plateau, the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone is a fly fisherman's dream river. The Clark's Fork has three distinct sections, each fish differently and each section has its own personality, requiring fly fishermen to change tactics on each section in order to keep the rod bent and the reel singing.More Info on the Clark's Fork River
Frozen
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Midges are the prevalent insects on the water right now. Griffith's Gnats, Bunny sparkle duns, Renegades in sizes 16-24 are working in the warmest part of the day. Drop NF Specials, Prince's, Copper John's, and Chubby Cousins below an indicator or fish large streamers for the big browns and rainbows in the lower river this time of year. Best fishing is near the springs north and south of the Game and Fish hatchery.
Slow fishing with ice in many areas.
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Enjoy spectacular scenery and great fishing on the Lamar River, Soda Butte Creek, Slough Creek, the Yellowstone River, and Yellowstone Lake.More Info on Yellowstone Park
Fishermen preferring all types of angling tactics have discovered the treasures found in local ponds and reservoirs created for irrigation and agrarian uses. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has stocked many of these water storage impoundments with a variety of trout. Due to the mineral content of the mountainous soils, the water in these man-made lakes are rich with aquatic insects and crustaceans which translates into good to trophy sized trout in most of these impoundments. For the fly fisherman, this also translates into a rod-bending great time.More Info on Lakes and Reservoirs
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Mooncrest Outfitters, Inc. USFS Number: WAP286