Author: Hale Harris

Bighorn Trout Shop Fly Fishing Research Team

This High-Def video showcases the distinguished BTS fly fishing research team hard at work collecting data on fish numbers, insect activity, and angling techniques. Action from mid-March 2012. Team members include David Palmer, Jeff Buszmann and Bill Pederson. These guys are all angling professionals, so don’t try this stuff on your home stream. Bighorn River… Read more

Bighorn River Update: March 14, 2012

Snowpack for our water drainage is currently at 100%. Could this be the elusive “normal year”? I’m beginning to think that hoping for a normal year is kind of like the quest for the Holy Grail, or hoping to get a photograph of the Loch Ness Monster. This is our 26th year of business here… Read more

Question & Answer

Here are a few of the more commonly asked questions we receive this time of year: 1. What do you predict for water flows? Outside of calling the Psychic Friends Network, it’s still too early to call. Currently, our snowpack is normal and there is a fair amount of water in the lake. It is… Read more

Winter Fly Fishing on the Bighorn Video

David Palmer, Steve Lynn and Hale Harris enjoy some great fishing on February 1st, 2012. Lots of fish in the 11″ to 14″ range, with a few crowding 18″. We’ve had some exceptional fishing this winter. Water flows are good and the fish population is healthy. Looking forward to a great season.

Winter Brown Trout on Bighorn River, Montana

The world’s most mysterious man, Alex Sansosti, (not to be confused with the “world’s most interesting man,” the dude in the Dos Equis commercials) puts on a brief nymphing clinic in this Bighorn River side channel. Brown trout number two is a HOT fish, especially considering the water temps. Lots of aerial acrobatics. For those… Read more