June 5, 2025

CFS: 1352

FLIES: Firebead sow bug, North fork Specials, Purple Prince, Jigged Prince, Walt’s Worm, Lucent prince, Prince, San Juan worm, Bloody Mary, Pheasant Tail, Midge pupa, Jigged Meathead, Drag Queen, Sculpzilla, Mini Dungeon, Slump Buster, Thin Mint, BWO’s, Caddis, and midges

CONDITIONS: The Low Sho is clear once again and fishing well. Nymph rigs and streamers are producing the most trout. Be careful while wading because the water is high.

June 5, 2025

CFS: 1174

FLIES: poxyback sow, yum-yum sow, Herford’s magic, Various worm patterns and colors, thin mints, Midges, Firebead sow, purple and pink lucent perdigon’s, black Spanish bullet, Ice cream cones, Sculpzilla, Rusty Tombone, Montana Mouthwash.

CONDITIONS: The Bighorn is fishing great right now but it has started to get grassy. Worm's, sow's, perdigon's, Zirdles, Yuk Bugs, scuds, and midges. Fish are slowly migrating from the deeper runs into the shallow riffles as the water warms up.

June 5, 2025

CFS: 2740

FLIES: North Fork Specials, Drag queens Pheasant Tail Optic Nerve, Trout Pupa, Orange Lucent Prince, Pats Rubber Legs, Halfbacks, Lucent Tag Perdigons, Chubby cousins, streamers, .

CONDITIONS: There is a good amount of fish in the system right now but the water flow and clarity are changing daily due to the weather. Conditions will stabalize once runoof is over. The best fishing will be on the colder days. Nymph rigs are the ticket with heavy tippet and leader. Try fishing a large stonefly nymph with a jigged attractor nymph below.

Don’ forget, the North Fork is closed to fishing from Gibbs bridge up to Newton Creek until July 1st.

June 5, 2025

CFS: Disabled (Valley School)

FLIES: North Fork Specials, Meat heads, Bloody Mary’s, Chubby cousins, Optic Nerves, Jigged prince, Lucent Prince, Walts Worm, Midges, BWO's, Streamers.

CONDITIONS: The South Fork is fishing well in the valley school section on the colder days but expect mud on the warmer days. Nymphing has been the most productive tactic with stonefly nymphs and various jig attractors.

The Game and Fish Department is reporting that a large number of bears are roaming around the South Fork river corridor. Be safe and take the proper precautions while fishing.

June 5, 2025

CFS: 3680 (near Belfry Montana)

FLIES, North Fork Specials, Princes, Pheasant Tail, Optic Nerve, Orange Lucent Prince, Lucent Tag prince, Skwallas, March Browns, perrdigons, Walts worm, Sculpzilla,

CONDITIONS: The river is off color lower down due to snow melt. Fish closer to the canyon mouth or near the hatchery on the cooler days for the best conditions. Nymphing has been the most productive method for catching fish with stonefly nymphs and various jigged attractors.

June 5, 2025

FLIES: Wooley Buggers, chironomids, hares ear, pheasant tail, scuds, analids, parachute adams, small attractors, terrestrials.

CONDITIONS: Some of the lower lakes are open and fishing well. The upper lakes still need time to thaw out.

June 5, 2025

FLIES: North fork specials, pheasant tails, prince nymphs, optic nerves, perdigons.

CONDITIONS: Wait until runoff is over.

June 5, 2025

FLIES: Pheasant tails, Prince Nymphs, Hares ear, Small jigged nymphs, North Fork Specials, Zebra midges, Small buggers.

CONDITIONS: Wait until runoff is over.

June 5, 2025

FLIES: Pheasant tails, Prince Nymphs, Hares ear, Small jigged nymphs, North Fork Specials, Small buggers.

CONDITIONS: Wait until runoff is over.

June 5, 2025

FLIES: Pheasant tails, Prince Nymphs, Hares ear, Small jigged nymphs, North Fork Specials, Small buggers.

CONDITIONS: Wait until runoff is over.

June 5, 2025

FLIES: Hares Ear, Pheasant Tails, Zebra midges, Ice cream cones, Balanced leeches, Thin mints, Slump busters, Callibaetis nymphs and dries, Scuds, Soft hackled jigged nymphs, streamers damsels.

CONDITIONS: The East and West lake’s are fishing great!. Fish are taking small damsel nymphs, suspended chironomids and balanced leeches, and slow stripped scuds and callibaetis nymphs. Callibaetis dries are coming off between 11am-3pm.

June 5, 2025

FLIES: midge pupa, scuds, hares ear, pheasant tails, red analids, backswimmers, callibaetis nymphs, and streamers

CONDITIONS: Both lakes are open and fishing well. Try fishing midge pupa suspended from an indicator or slow stripping scuds, callibaetis nymphs, and damsel nymphs.. Don’t be afraid to start trying terrestrials on the warmer days and look for Callibaetis to start hatching.

June 5, 2025

FLIES: Wooley Buggers, ice cream cones, hares ears, pheasant tails, lightning bugs, scuds, trout pupa, jigged drag queens, optic nerves, streamers

CONDITIONS: Try fishing midge pupa suspended from an indicator or slow stripping scuds and callibaetis nymphs. Don’t be afraid to start trying terrestrials on the warmer days.

June 5, 2025

CFS: 4630

FLIES: Pat’s rubberlegs, North Fork Specials, Halfbacks, Optic nerves, Walts worms, 20 inchers, Lucent prince, eggs, and worms.

CONDITIONS: The river is high and muddy at the moment and will probably stay that way until we get some cooler weather. Your best option is to fish the mornings and use deep nymph rigs.

June 5, 2025

Yellowstone Lake

FLIES: Buggers, balanced leeches, midge pupa, hare’s ear, pheasant tail,

CONDITIONS: Open and fishing well. Cutthroat are cruising the shore looking for a meal. This arguably the best time to fish the lake.

Yellowstone River

CFS: (Lake outlet) 2270

FLIES:

CONDITION: Closed until July 1st 2025