Bighorn River Fishing Report 3/20/24

The Bighorn River is currently experiencing fantastic fishing conditions! With light crowds and clear skies, it’s a great time to be on the water.

Nymphing has been very productive, with sowbugs and midge pupae being the hot flies. Jellybeans, Cotton Candy, Carpet Bugs, Firebeads, Zebras, Green Weenies and various Perdigons are working most of the day. Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing Report 3/13/24

The river is finally waking up and we’re seeing some excellent fishing!  The river is in fantastic shape and flows are right around 3000 cfs.  It was a busy weekend and expect the trend to continue!  We had some guide trips out this past week and they did very well and reported a lot of 16-20″ fish as the norm.  Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing Update 3/2

Spring is coming a bit early to the Bighorn Valley.  We snuck out yesterday and experienced some very solid fishing!  There was a healthy range of fish from 14-20″ and a few bigger.  We’re seeing a good mix of rainbows of browns, which will make for a promising season!

Nymphing has been very consistent in the slower drops and buckets.  Read more...

The Bighorn River Transforms: Adapting to a Changing River

The Bighorn River Transforms: Adapting to a Changing Current

The Bighorn River, Montana, has always been an approachable, consistent and easy to read river for most anglers. But sometimes a curveball is thrown, and the Bighorn has certainly been representative of that over the past few years. From dramatic water level fluctuations to earlier insect hatches, the river is demanding adaptation from even the most seasoned anglers. Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing Report 1/31

It’s been a little bit since I’ve posted an update, but good news is not much has changed!  The Bighorn is in prime Winter shape.  Gin clear, fantastic clarity and cold water temps.  The weather lately has been insanely nice, so of course more than a few folks are taking advantage of it.  Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing Update 12/6

 

The Bighorn has finally cleared and fishing is great!  A few folks around, but not too bad.  Our Bighorn Brown Trout are in full spawn mode so please stay off the redds!

Nymphing with BIG Sowbugs, Squirmies and Orange Scuds are still about all you need.

We’ve seen some BIG fish showing up to chase the streamer.  Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing Update 11/21

It’s finally turning around!  The Afterbay is beginning to fill and clarity in the river is slowly improving.  We’ve had some fantastic weather and great fishing the past few days and should continue to get even better!

Streamer time is here.  Dredging with tips is the preferred method this time of year.  Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing Update 11/8

Not much has changed the past week or so.  The clarity in the river still remains marginal.  The reports from a few guide trips have been good, but you gotta know where to fish!  The grass has cleared out some more, but we really need another cold front to help get the river back to its normal clarity.  Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing Update 10/23

It looks like we’re in for a major weather shift the next few days.  Our first snow for the season and cool temps are on the way.  This should help with the lake turnover we’re seeing in the river right now.  Despite the not so ideal water color, the fishing has been pretty good, for most. Read more...

Bighorn River Update 10/9

Water temps are slowly on the drop and fishing seems to be picking up.  This was our last ‘busy’ weekend and not busy like the Summer.  If you like solitude and great weather, this is a good time to fish the Bighorn.

Streamer fishing has been productive for most.  Small Buggers like the Grinch, Lil Kim and Thin Mints are working their magic.  Read more...