The upper river is fishing ok with a variety of small attractor dries, fished over shallow water flats and along bank seams throughout the day. The Whitefish bite is starting to get "really good" as they are preparing to spawn in the near future - so expect lots of them if you end up with a nymph under a dry or indicator. We have mostly been fishing the river east of Livingston the past week with mixed results as we are still finding fish willing to come up to a hopper, but it has been less consistent and is starting to wind down. We did have some boats throwing streamers this past week with some good results in the water just below long riffles and fished back towards the bank, even in the bright sun. Streamer fishing should get better and better the next few weeks!

We offer Yellowstone River guided fly-fishing trips throughout the year and float the river from the top of Paradise Valley, all the way to Columbus, Montana at different times of the year. You can book with us online or through e-mail.

The Yellowstone River can go off-color quite quickly during the summer months following heavy rains in Yellowstone National Park and Paradise Valley. You can check current water clarity through handful of webcams in the area, here is a link to one that we check regularly.