Bighorn River Fishing Report
Last Updated
03/18/2024
Current Report
Fishing has been good overall. Water temperature is cold, so some days the fishing is better than others. Water clarity is excellent and the flows are optimal. Fish are eating sowbugs and midge pupa. Fish the slow to medium current runs. There have been a few fish up on Baetis and midges on the days the wind isn’t blowing. Streamer fishing has been decent, but fish patterns deep and slow.
Weather Report
Hatch Info
A few midges and Baetis
One-Week Forecast
Same
River Flows
3,000 cfs
USGS Current Conditions
Water Temperature
41 degrees
Hot Fly Patterns
Nymphs
#16 Two-Tone Scud; #16 Orange Scud; #14, #16 Soft Hackle Sowbug; #14, #16 Ray Charles (grey or tan);
Dry Flies
#20 Sipper Midge; #20 Parachute Adams; #20 CDC Baetis Dun (fish will eat it for a Baetis or a midge); #20 Student
Streamers
#4 Dirty Hippie (cream), #4, #6 Rusty Trombone; #6 Grinch; #6 Thin Mint Wooley Bugger; #6 White Zonker