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 ...

One of these caught fish, while the others didn't / Photo by Ken Baldwin Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect ...

Nearly every insect is hatching from green drakes to PMDs, BWOs, midges, caddis and craneflies on local rivers, especially the Fryingpan River. Along with the plethora of aquatic insects, local rivers ...

Fishing restrictions were lifted last week on the Yellowstone, Gallatin, East Gallatin and Madison rivers and anglers can now fish those waters at any time of the day. But don't be fooled. While ...

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 ...

Trout fishermen continue to use hopper and dropper setups, using a floating hopper pattern as their upper fly and a small nymph as a trailer. The best trout action is in the cooler waters in the upper ...