Top Spring Sowbug Patterns for the Bighorn River
March 17, 2020 6:58 am Leave your thoughtsSowbugs have no doubt become maybe the most abundant food source underneath the surface for Bighorn trout. We’ve come quite... View Article
Categories for Bighorn River Hatches
BA Top Fly Picks – Baetis Nymphs
April 18, 2019 3:27 pm Leave your thoughtsAnglers and guides on the Bighorn look forward to the excellent Spring emergences of Baetis as it is the first... View Article
Bighorn River Trico Hatch
August 1, 2018 6:17 pm 1 CommentFly Fishing the Trico Hatch There may not be a hatch that provides more intrigue to the dry fly angler... View Article
Hopper Time
August 21, 2014 7:30 am Leave your thoughtsIt’s that time of year on the Bighorn where the trout are looking up for the meal from the fields... View Article
Eight Must Have Blue Winged Olive Dry Fly Patterns
April 12, 2013 3:35 pm 2 CommentsBest Bighorn River Dry Fly Patterns All of the patterns featured below catch Bighorn trout each year during the BWO... View Article
The Bighorn Killer Bug
June 28, 2012 4:44 pm 6 CommentsWhile Frank Sawyer is most famous for the Sawyer style pheasant tail, he also invented one of the best cressbug/sowbug... View Article
Bighorn River Midge: Jujubee Midge
February 27, 2012 2:31 pm Leave your thoughtsDeveloped by Charlie Craven of Charlie’s Fly Box in Denver, the Jujubee Midge is a must have for the Bighorn.... View Article
CDC Black Caddis
September 28, 2011 8:09 pm 2 CommentsThe CDC Black Caddis I have found to be overall the most effective fly pattern for this hatch. It has... View Article
Bloom’s Parachute Flying Ant
August 28, 2011 7:48 pm Leave your thoughtsBighorn River Flying Ant Pattern Dave Bloom developed this pattern on Montana’s other famous tailwater river the Missouri. Ant hatches... View Article
Harrop Fertile Caddis
August 19, 2011 6:46 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Harrop Fertile Caddis is a great fly when egg laying black caddis are on the water. I like to... View Article
