The season is really upon us now! As we watch the snow come down the mountains with the rain and hot weather, the river comes up. And up. And up. We can’t help but be our trout bum selves and get in the muddy water anyway! The water is a little mirked up higher on the Madison and pretty muddy everywhere else north of the West Fork and Indian Creek. The bigger bugs and streamers have been the ticket as usual for this kind of spring weather. Don’t be afraid of a little color, the fish can see and/or feel just fine with that lateral line. Streamers and big nymphs make a little more commotion in the water and help the fish key into them a little easier. There is also a fine line of mud after the West Fork if you would like to play that game. The game of Good vs Evil, Dark vs Light, Clear vs Mirk…That will be going on for a while yet.
Some of the flies that have been working are as follows:
Dries:
- March Browns (sz 14-16)
- Caddis (Bomber sz 10)
- Black caddis (sz 16-18)
- Various Brown and Black beetles (sz 10-16)
Nymphs:
- Pheasant Tail (sz 12-16)
- Delektable Pheasant Tail Lil’ Spanker (sz 14-18)
- Delektable Prince Brandon (sz 14)
- Shop Vac (Sz 14-16)
- Brown and Black Pat’s Rubber Legs (Sz 6-10) …mostly 8 though
- Delektable Mega Prince Standard (Sz 4-8)
- Delektable Stonefly Candy (Sz 8) in a few darker colors including the Bitch Creek
- Curved hook Caddis Beadhead (sz 10-14)
- Delektable Worm (sz 10) in red, pink and wine
Streamers:
- Delektable Double Screamer Spawning
- Delektable Double Screamer Black and Olive
- Delektable Single Screamer White
- Delektable Single Screamer Badger
- Bow River Bugger (Sz 6)
- Copper Zonker (Sz 4 and 6)
- White Streamers
- Black Streamers
- Olive Streamers
- Big Streamers
We hope to see you all soon, please swing in and say hello to us, the crew, for any of your flyfishing needs. Happy Fishing!!! -DANG