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Hatch Guide: Blue Winged Olive Fishing on the Bighorn River

Big Horn River Blue-Winged Olives Blue-Winged Olives, frequently referred to as Baetis or BWOs, are the first significant mayfly hatch...

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Bighorn River Spring Fishing Report

The Bighorn River continues to produce quality fish each day, with fish often averaging 17 + inches, witch numerous fish...

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Bighorn River Early May Fishing Report

Bighorn River Early May Fishing Report

Bighorn River spring fishing is in full swing. The resident trout of the Bighorn are in great shape with plenty...

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Bighorn River Early March Fishing Report

Bighorn River Early March Fishing Report

FLOWS: 2320 CFS WATER TEMPERATURE: 40 DEGREES The nymph fishing has been fair to good. Afternoons often provide the best...

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Hatch Guide: Midge Fishing the Bighorn River

Hatch Guide: Midge Fishing the Bighorn River

BIGHORN RIVER MIDGE FISHING Midges (diptera) Duration: Year Round Most prevalent February – May Size: 18 – 22 Colors: Black,...

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Fly Fishing products I Kinda Sorta Like 2025

Fly Fishing products I Kinda Sorta Like 2025

Fly Fishing Products I Sorta Like in 2025 When I was a kid and had to walk ten miles uphill...

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Bighorn River Winter Fly Fishing

Bighorn River Winter Fly Fishing

Tailwater rivers provide the best option for anglers during the winter due to consistent water temperatures and ice-free flows. The...

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Selecting a Fly Rod that Will Change Your Life

Selecting a Fly Rod that Will Change Your Life

Authors of self-help and motivational books tell us that if we adopt the mental and behavioral principles they espouse, our...

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2020 Year in Review

2020 Year in Review

  The fishing season of 2020 is drawing to a close and as you might already suspect, it was a...

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The World’s Largest Trout

  The time has come to tell the story. I’ve been reluctant to do so because I am a fly...

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Fly Tying & the Bubonic Plague

Fly Tying & the Bubonic Plague

Just the other day my wife told me to take a break from watching Sasquatch videos on YouTube and do...

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Fly Fishing and Rock & Roll

  Judging from my conversations with anglers over the years, the overriding question burning in the minds of people everywhere...

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River Conditions at a Glance

Water Temperature: 49.1 °F
Lake Elevation: 60.08 ft
Inflows: 2300 cfs
River Releases: 2360 cfs
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