How To Row A Drift Boat

As most of you know, the Bighorn River is a very rower friendly river.  Throw a large population of anglers and traffic into the equation and there are some subjects you should be aware of.  In this video, our buddy Scott Barrus of Spinner Fall, does a phenomenal job of covering the basics of what anglers should be aware of when using a drift boat on the Bighorn River. Read more...

Bighorn River Update 8/11

Dry fly season is finally here!  We have a good mishmash of PMD’s, Black Caddis and even some Psuedos keeping fish looking up.  From sunrise to sunset, you can find fish on the surface.  There are an amazing amount of big fish in the system this season!

Nymphing has been excellent throughout the day.  Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing Update 7/30

Looks like it’s just starting to happen here on the Bighorn.  We’ve seen decent amounts of fish responding to Black Caddis and PMD’s the past couple days.  Expect it to get better and better each day.

If you’re searching for rising fish, we’re for sure seeing more fish in the late afternoon/evening hours.  Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing Update 7/23

It’s getting closer to ‘Go’ time on the Bighorn.  We’re seeing a few more PMD’s each day and a few Black Caddis.  The Summer crowd is here, but the fish are starting to eat big time!

The nymph bite has been steady throughout most of the day, but still a bit spot specific.  Read more...

Bighorn River Flow Update 7/13

We just got word last night that flows are on the drop.  The Bighorn will be dropping 250 CFS a day until it reaches 2600 CFS, which should be early next week.

Fishing is awesome right now!  Pretty much a subsurface deal, but PMD’s should be right around the corner.  Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing Update 7/10

Bighorn River flows are now down to 4500 CFS.  Not a lot has changed fishing wise.  If anything it’s starting to fish more like Summer and the bugs are right around the corner. Water temps have come up just a bit, which is what we’re looking forward to!

Same ol’ Sowbug/Scud/Worm program for nymphing.  Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing Update July 6

We hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend!  It’s been pretty quiet traffic wise here on the Bighorn.  We’ll see the Summer crowds showing up here about mid month.  The river continues to fish pretty well, even with cold (low – mid 40’s) water temps.  The clarity on the Bighorn is unreal right now too!  Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing Update July 1

Bighorn River flows continue to drop.  We’re at 5500 CFS as of yesterday and the end goal is to be around 4500.  According to the BOR, our Summer flows will be somewhere between 2500 and 3500, at some point…

The river continues to fish well top to bottom.  Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing Update June 21

Bighorn River flows have stabilized at 7000 CFS.  As of now, we will not see the projected max flow of 9500, which is fine with us!  The fish have really settled into their new homes and are eating really well.   The river is in fantastic shape with crystal clear flows and water temps are slowly on the rise. Read more...

Bighorn River Fishing update June 15

Wow, what a wild past few days we’ve seen in Montana.  Record high streamflows for the Yellowstone basin have resulted in flooding across their entire region.  Our thoughts are with those affected in these events.

We are very fortunate to have Yellowtail dam, which provides us with constant clear water even with higher flows.  Read more...