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...
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...
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...
Sunshine, wind and dry weather are in the forecast for the next several days, it feels more like mid July out there right now and less like mid June. The weekend weather outlook looks to be slightly cooler and Friday shows a chance of clouds and rain. Looking over the...
Hi friends! It feels like summer here in West Yellowstone. Weather has been very warm and sunny, and fishing around our area has been good to great on all of the usual early season haunts. Expect this trend to continue through the week, but also keep an eye on...
Welcome back everyone. It's been a while, but this week marks the beginning of our weekly fishing reports for this year. Memorial Day weekend also marks the opening of fishing season in Yellowstone Park and on Henry's Lake here in our area, giving anglers sudden...
The world of Spey gear is confusing. It’s unfortunate, because I think that more people would be less intimidated, and be more excited to get into the 2-handed game if it wasn’t for all the odd lingo, seemingly mismatched tackle arrangements, line choices,...
The best kept secret in Big Sky Country Are you itching to get outside and get after some trout fishing this spring? Don’t forget that we have angling packages available throughout the year, but there is no greater value than the packages we offer in the early...
