Yellowstone River

7480 CFS @ Corwin - The Yellowstone River has been slowly dropping over the past few days and is starting to come into shape much earlier than expected. The river is still very high at the moment but nymphing along the banks should be productive. Look for the softer slower pockets to find fish and please be careful if you head over.

Recommended Flies:

Black Rubber Legs #4
FB Hare's Ear #12
Girdle Buggers #6
Lightning Bug #14
TB Yellow Sallie #12

8090 CFS @ Corwin - While the flows on the Yellowstone River have not yet risen to springtime highs, it is still too dirty to fish at the moment. There are certainly better options. If you do float, please be cautious with the higher water.

Recommended Flies:

Rubber Legs #4
Girdle Bug Camo #6
Dungeon Black #2
Sculpin Leach Black #4
Mongrel Meat #1

3750 CFS @ Corwin - The caddis hatch has exploded on the Yellowstone the last couple of days and fish have been rising throughout the afternoon and evening. Nymphing is still a great option right now. You can't go wrong with a Pat's rubberleg trailed by a caddis pupa. Fishing with a flashy articulated streamer has been moving fish as well.

Recommended Flies:

Elk Hair Caddis Olive #18
Iceburg Caddis UV Olive #16
Rubberleg Brown #8
Good & Plenty Olive #16
Articulated Sparkle Minnow #4

3670 CFS @ Corwin - Thanks to the recent cooler temperatures, the Yellowstone is currently on the drop and clearing. As things warm up this week, keep your eyes peeled for one last-gasp emergence of Mother's Day caddis. Target the softer water along the banks when searching for heads. Otherwise, soft hackles and sculpin-style streamers can bring some fish to the net. 

Recommended Flies:

4120 CFS @ Corwin - There are Caddis on the Yellowstone River but it is pretty off color and rising at the moment. Fish have been looking up in the softer water along the edges, but this may not last long if the river continues to rise with the warm weather. If you head over, concentrate on the back eddies and pockets and watch for floating debris.

Recommended Flies:

Goddard Caddis #14
Parachute Caddis #12
X-Caddis #14
Sparkle Pupa #16
Diamond SH #16

5470 CFS @ Corwin - The Yellowstone River has almost tripled in size over the past 3 days. It is pretty dirty at the moment but could come back into shape with some cooler weather this weekend. If that happens and things warm up again, we could start to see some caddis but it might be a short window to fish them.

Recommended Flies:

Mega Prince #8
Sculpzilla #4
SH Copper John #14
Tung Dart #16
Serengold #14