Welcome to the information page for the Fourth West Yellowstone Trout Spey Days! It's been so wonderful too see new and familiar faces come out each year to share and learn our love for Spey casting and fishing for trout. Unfortunately, COVID forced us to cancel our...
Late last Saturday night and into Sunday morning a shift in the weather was underway. We woke to overcast skies and light rain, the scuzzy weather we have all been waiting for showed up. Monday morning gave way to 26 degree temps, clear skies and snow covered...
Summer returned this past week here in Big Sky Country. The mornings temps were cold, reminding us all that summertime is gone, but those afternoon temps teased us into wearing t-shirts and flip flops. This time of the year is so nice around here. However, Saturday...
September is one of those months that we really love around here. How can you not love migratory trout, BWOs, Mahogany mayflies on the Ranch, Hoppers on the Madison, flying ants on Hebgen, Aspen leaves changing colors, the sound of flushing grouse and the smell of a...
And just like that, September has arrived. The grassy hillsides are turning golden yellow, brown trout are on the move, elk are bugling and yesterday, the upland bird hunting season opened here in Montana. Fall is here folks! Bring your waders and boots, that warm...
The Big News this week is that Yellowstone National Park lifted the Hoot Owl on Friday August 20, 2021! All of the rivers in YNP are now open from sunrise to sunset. With YNP and FWP lifting Hoot Owl, all of the rivers in our neck of the woods are open to fishing,...
The Big News this week is that FWP lifted the Hoot Owl on the the Upper Madison River! We will continue to carefully watch the river temps as to not fish the river in the heat of the day, but we are now able to fish into the afternoon hours - the hours when trout eat...
Rain and cooler temps have been the theme here lately and we are absolutely loving it. Both Monday and Tuesday mornings saw 35 degree temps; everyone was donning their puffy jackets until the early afternoon for most of this past week. Some guides were even wearing...
Starting last Thursday and continuing on through Monday, Mother Nature blessed us with rain showers and cooler temps. Thunder and lightning rang from the hills and thus far, no new fires have started up in our neck of the woods. It was so nice to see moisture fall...
Hopefully, by the time you are reading this, the rain will have been falling for several hours here in Yellowstone Country. The forecast for the next five days is for thunderstorms throughout the day with brief periods of sunshine, hooray! Expect the daytime temps to...
Among those familiar with the history and development of modern Spey casting, the name of Simon Gawesworth speaks for itself. Simon began to fish at the age of 6 and took up fly fishing when aged 8, being trained by his father - well known fly fishing instructor and...
Significant rain fell from the sky this past week for the first time since late May, as you can imagine, we all rejoiced! The daytime temps have reduced a little bit and next week's forecast is for cooler temps, bring it on Mother Nature. The Goose Lake fire, down in...
Smokey skies are here to stay for the long haul, so it seems. The good news is that the smoke filters out the direct sunshine and fish are digging it. Mid July shifts our mind to Yellowstone National Park and the squiggly blue lines that remain nameless. Strap on a...
The longest days of summer have us fishing and guiding every waking hour of the day. At night, some of us are tying flies and preparing for another day in the field. Boats are sprayed out and and coolers restocked. We are staring at materials on the bench and pouring...
Experience Yellowstone with one of our expert interpretive guides. This is a great way to maximize both your learning about and your enjoyment of America’s first National Park. We offer tours in the northern and southern regions of Yellowstone. The Old Faithful and...
July finds us fully immersed in the summer routine. The shop has been hoppin' with folks fishing and visiting our area for the first, second, or 25th time. Our fishing has been nothing short of fantastic over the last week. Lots of dry fly action as the salmonflies...
Big Sky Anglers is currently open for business in both the fly shop and our outfitting service, and looking forward to seeing you! Our lodging facility, the Golden Stone Inn, is now open and fully operational with updated cleaning standards. Please refer to this blog...
Last week, the weather cooled down quite a bit and we even had some moisture fall from the sky on Father's Day! Early in the week things warmed back up treating us to more bright sunny days mixed with some big puffy Bart Simpson-like clouds. There is a slight chance...
Big Sky Anglers is excited to host this special Introduction to Euro Nymphing Clinic taught by acclaimed angler, author, instructor, and guide George Daniel. Hailing from the great state of Pennsylvania, George is a former competitive angler for Fly Fishing Team USA,...
The bright orb in the sky has been looming over southwest Montana, eastern Idaho and Yellowstone National Park for what seems like an eternity. Clouds have been few and far between this past week and we saw some record high temps across the tri-state area. Things...
