Yellowstone River - Tue, Aug 2nd

The river is quickly coming into shape now with 1-2 feet of viz and on the green side of dirty. Flows are dropping and are probably lower than one would expect them to be, yet high enough to keep the better water to the banks. The fish are hungry right now and eating a wide range of dead-drifted sculpins, buggers, worms, and stonefly nymphs. Things do change year to year so be sure that you have some good ideas about what to expect when floating a stretch for the first time any given year. Best bet is to hit the inside seams around drop offs and on fast banks. If you can keep the rig there, you can get on some fish and the clarity is such that the big fish aren’t boat spooky yet.