Author: Hale Harris
Late Summer Fishing Update
This has been an interesting year on the Bighorn River. I know every year is different and therefore interesting, but there really have been a few unique aspects to this season. To begin, we were confronted with one of the highest snowpacks on record. Billings set a snowfall record and our drainage flirted with 175%… Read more
Bighorn River Update 8/8/2014
Water flows are low, or maybe I should say normal for this time of year. The black caddis hatch has been the main event for over a month now, but we’ve seen the peak and insect numbers are slowly decreasing. We expect the caddis to continue to provide good dry fly fishing in the afternoon… Read more
Bighorn River Update: 7/17/2014
So let’s review what has happened with the Bighorn River water flows this year: Since it was a huge snowpack year, one of the highest on record, the Bureau of Reclamation released a lot of water in April. That was unusual, since they usually don’t bump the flows until late May or early June. But… Read more
Bighorn River Update: 06/22/2014
The river has transitioned from the typical spring “midge/Baetis” scenario to a early-summer “waiting for the next big event” routine. The next big event should be the PMD hatch, although it remains to be seen how abundant the bugs will be. Historically, after a few years of normal to above-average flows, the PMD hatch is… Read more
Bighorn River Update 06.01.2014 … and Musings on Tippet
The river is rocking and rolling on dry flies. There is some epic surface action out there when the wind cooperates. Mostly midges with some Baetis mixed in. Expect the Baetis to ramp up this next week. The weather forecast is calling for partly cloudy or thunderstorms for the next ten days. My dependable dry… Read more
