Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect hatches, trout start looking elsewhere for calories. The good news is that ...

Along with the plethora of aquatic (from the water) insects we’re seeing lately, local rivers have plentiful terrestrial (not from the water) grasshoppers along the banks and are settling in to prime ...

Last week, I wrote about my four favorite hopper-style flies that work wonders on our local rivers and creeks. This week is all about the flies we place below the hopper, the dropper fly. Most dropper ...

Each year during late summer on the rivers around Vail, many anglers and the trout they are targeting begin to focus on the annual grasshopper hatch. This year, the hopper fishing has already been ...

One hot spot to fish could be the upper Madison River where Bob Jacklin reports a salmon fly hatch is making for perfect fishing. For walleye fishermen, action is heating up at Hell Creek and ...

… There’s a whole mess bugs classified as terrestrials. No matter the insect, when a breeze blows any of these land-based trout snacks into the river, it doesn’t last long. In late summer , when ...

Anglers could also throw some hoppers. John Pierce, Rainbow Run Fly Shop, Billings. Canyon Ferry Reservoir Walleye fishing is pretty tough. Crawler harnesses and night crawlers were the best method ...

Fire restrictions are in place at many areas. So be careful when venturing out fishing this week. Fish early mornings for best results. Beaverhead River — Nymph with small beadheads or try tricos in ...

Fishing remains very good. -- Tom Osen, Bighorn Fly and Tackle. Bighorn River: Black caddis action remains very good. Hoppers are also on the water in the afternoons. If you want to nymph, use pink or ...