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Shuttle Companies:
Bighorn Trout Shop - 666-2375
Bighorn Fly & Tackle - 666-2253

Fishing Report:

The only real change on the Horn has been the flows. They dropped it down to 2,000 cfs. That makes the Horn a bit weedy and tough after the first five miles or so. It also makes it a bit easier to sight fish to some of the bigger fish over there.

On the Horn there's still some good dry fly fishing when the condition are ripe for it - fish up feeding on Baetis in the slicks doesn't sound too bad right now... Flows are nice and steady still, which is a good thing. The worm hasn't been too red hot, been a lot of egg slinging and sorting through your box for the right sow bug, or mayfly nymph to feed them has pretty much been the story. When the flows start to bump up, and they will eventually, the worm flush will be on and it will be time to go back to your favorite wire worm combo, until then though rig up some sow bugs and midge larvae or mayfly nymphs and work the usual spots over here.

The streamer fishing is off and on and when it's off it's really off, but when it's on it has been really good. Last week talked to a few guys who went down and took our advise and fished some big ugly yellow and brown stuff and did really well with a sink tip working some deeper runs where the nymph fishermen just couldn't get down deep and they pulled out some good fish. So no time is a bad time to go hog hunting in the depths over here.

Fly Pattern Suggestions: 
Dries: Brooks Sprout BWO: 16-18-20-22, Hackle Dun Beatis 20-22 Hackle Stacker BWO: 16-18 Thorax BWO: 16-18 Quigley's Film Critic BWO: 16-18 Wilcox's Low Rider BWO & Gray: 16-18

Nymphs: San Juan Worm (assorted colors and sizes) Hot Bead Ray Charles Tan & Pink: 16-18 Spring Creek Scuds Pink & Orange: 16-18 Wilcox's Green Machine PT & Chart: 16-18 Black PT: 16-18 Batwing Emerger BWO: 16-18 Engle's Micro Soft Hackle BWO: 16-18-20 Copper Bead Mayfly: 16-18 Super Soft Baetis Nymph Bead: 16-18

Streamers: Woolly Bugger Black: 6-8, Pine Squirrel Leeches Olive Brown Black & Tan: 10, JJ Specials 4-8, Silvey's Sculpin, Natural, White, Black: 2  Sex Dungeon Yellow, Black: 2 Buck Rogers Rainbow, Grey: 2/0 Bling Minnow Pearl, Gold: 1/0

Last Updated: 5/13/2012

Weather Service Lake Level at Yellowtail Dam


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