Route 40 Road Trip – Patagonia,Argentina
From the birthplace of flyfishing in Patagonia in the north to the frontier of trout fishing in the south, Route 40 runs through the heart of Patagonia. Join Big Sky Angler’s Steve Hoovler on a hosted and customized two week adventure from the north to the south of...
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Big Sky Anglers Weekly Fishing Report – September 19, 2019
Autumn has arrived in Big Sky Country in all its splendor. Aspens are turning yellow, Elk are bugling, and our first widespread snow has coated the mountains. It’s a spectacular time to be exploring our area with a fly rod. Cooler weather has activated our...
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Big Sky Anglers Weekly Fishing Report – September 12, 2019
After a two-week appearance the warm weather seems to be on its way out, replaced with scuzzy and rainy days. Hopper season was more than kind to us this past month and provided excellent opportunities for anglers that ventured to the water. The game is changing along...
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2019 West Yellowstone Trout Spey Days – September 13 & 14
Welcome to the information page of the Third Annual West Yellowstone Trout Spey Days! Mark your Calendars: September 13-14, 2019. We are thrilled to be partnering again with the Custer Gallatin National Forest and hosting our third annual Trout Spey Days event right...
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Big Sky Anglers Featured Fly – Chou’s Fortune Cookie
Originator: Brian Chou, MFC Signature Tier Shank: Cut off hook or pre fab shank, Straight eye Trailing Hook: Owner SSW, #6 or 8 Trailing hook connection: Coated wire Weight: Cross Eyed Cone, ¼”. Substitute tungsten for extra depth. Thread: 6/0 black Tail: Marabou...
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Big Sky Anglers Weekly Fishing Report – September 5, 2019
The 2019 fishing season in Big Sky Country has been a wild ride, weather-wise. Dry, stable conditions the past two weeks have been a welcome respite from the daily doses of thunderstorms and accompanying downpours that plagued June, July, and the first half of...
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Big Sky Anglers Weekly Fishing Report – August 29, 2019
As August comes to a close, it's a time of change here in Big Sky Country. After one of the wettest, most lush summers we have seen in years, the hillsides are finally shifting from green to gold. The days are getting shorter, the mornings frostier. And, the sun’s...
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Big Sky Anglers Weekly Fishing Report – August 22, 2019
Summertime flooded over West Yellowstone in all its glory this past week. Afternoons have been nice and warm, and the hopper action continues to amaze us all. Aside from the fishing, we’ve been rather entertained listening to all the local guides bicker over which...
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Big Sky Anglers Featured Fly – Rickards’ Stillwater Nymph
Originator: Denny Rickards, Stillwater guru and trophy trout specialist Hook: 2x heavy nymph hook. #10, 12, or 14 Thread: 8/0 Olive Weight: Either unweighted or with 6 turns of fine lead wire placed toward the head of the fly. Tail: Marabou, burnt orange Body:...
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Big Sky Anglers Weekly Fishing Report – August 15, 2019
Time has been flying by and we find ourselves in mid-August—Already?! Mother nature has been kind to Yellowstone Country anglers the past few summers in regard to water conditions, and the trend continues. This summer has been marked by chilly mornings, wet...
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Fishing For Memories
As members of the Big Sky Anglers community (a diverse, extremely clever, and good looking lot if there ever was one), our lives can all be described in terms of many different things, including fly fishing. And since this is a fly fishing website, I don’t feel bad...
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Big Sky Anglers Weekly Fishing Report – August 8, 2019
One week into August and the weather still feels as if it’s late June. Hot and muggy afternoons have been met with thunderstorms rolling in to cool the air. This has been a near daily event some weeks. The high snowpack combined with a mild spring is now paying...
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Big Sky Anglers Featured Fly – SR Spanish Bullet Quill Nymph
Originator: Fulling Mill Hook: Barbless 60 degree jig hook. Fulling Mill 5045, Firehole Sticks 516, or similar. Size 12 – 22. #14 shown Weight: Slotted Tungsten bead (copper) to match hook. 3.5mm for Size 14 hook. Thread: 6/0 or 8/0 brown. 8/0, amber, orange, or...
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Big Sky Anglers Weekly Fishing Report – August 1, 2019
It’s hard to believe, but June and July are history. You wouldn’t know it if you were poking around in Big Sky Country right now. Hillsides around the region remain green. There’s still a few specks of snow in the high country. And, area fisheries are flush with...
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Hatch Profile – Callibaetis – Three Geeky Bug Facts That Will Help You Catch More Fish
In many ways the hopes and dreams of fly fishers rest on the existence of bugs. Sure, you can venture out onto your favorite piece of water on any given day and catch some fish, many times lots of fish, when there is seemingly no bug activity. But, those aren’t the...
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Big Sky Anglers Weekly Fishing Report – July 25, 2019
Like a Green Drake dun awkwardly breaking free from the constraints of it’s nymphal shuck and the cold, wet submarine environment that it has called home for the entirety of its adolescence, summer in Big Sky Country has finally emerged in all of its warmth and...
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Reach Spey Casts – Aerial Mending with 2 Handed Rods
Aerialized mending is a common technique used by proficient anglers casting single handed rods. Reach casts, curve casts, tuck casts, puddle casts, and more all provide solutions to technical dry fly and nymphing presentation dilemmas. In the end, the reason we use...
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Rods, Reels, and Lines for Euro Nymphing
Many of the most common questions that I am asked about Euro Nymphing here at Big Sky Anglers have to do with rods, reels, and lines. In this post, I hope to explain my own preferences, and hopefully simplify the process of gearing up for those interested in getting...
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Big Sky Anglers Weekly Fishing Report – July 18, 2019
Welcome to the Big Sky Angler’s Weekly Fishing Report. On this week’s edition of Drift Boat Time Machine we’re taking a trip back to 1996. The remnants of a huge winter snowpack have left area fisheries flush with water. Salmonflies and Golden Stones are still active...
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Hatch Profile – Damselflies
While most of the insect species that fly anglers find relevant exist in relative obscurity outside of our odd band of brothers and sisters, the damselfly is well known to nearly anyone who has spent time near water. Their adult forms are fairly large, with...
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