It finally feels like winter is here, with snow on the ground and plenty of wind. Typically this time of year we see a strong shift towards wade fishing. If you do want to float, keep a sharp eye on the forecasts on the area you want to float and be sure to check out both your put-in and take-out ramp. This isn’t the type of weather you want to be “stuck” in, especially if it is blowing a steady 20 mph with gusts up to 40-50mph.
The browns are primarily post spawn now. There have been midges but it has been weather dependent, (mostly wind). Streamers are a good way to go. Swing or strip slow as the water temp is cold! Nymphing is likely your most productive option. With less fishing pressure a lot of the fish will be in common “fishy” spots like slow seems, inside edges, tailouts, ect.
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Fly Patterns:
Home Invader White #2/6 Olive Leadeye Stinger #4/6 Olive Sex Dungeon #4 Black Sex Dungeon #4 Yellow Silk Kitty #2 White Silk Kitty #2 Olive Silk Kitty#2 White Home Invader #2-4 Olive Leadeye #6 Olive Swim Coach #4 Coffee Sparkle Minnow #4-6
Tung. Bead Bugger Legs CAMO size #10 Black Jigged Perdigon #14-18 Fulling Mill Olive Perdigon #14-18 Blow Torch Black #14-18 Hare’s Ear Blow Torch #14-18 Brown (Purple) Duracell Bomb #14-16 Torch Light #14-16 PT Little Spankers #14-18
On the morning of June 14, 2025, Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel received a report that a cow moose had been shot in a confrontation with an angler on the North Tongue River in the Bighorn National Forest near Bear Lodge Resort. When game wardens responded, they found the moose deceased from her injuries.
