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Current Fishing Conditions





 

 
 

**Current Fishing Conditions

 

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The fishing conditions for the Bighorn River are excellent: clear water, late season blue winged olives are hatching, nymph fishing is outstanding and streamer fly time has arrived. The flow is 1900 cubic feet per second and is predicted to remain at that until March.

Dry flies:
Blue-winged olives in size 16 and 18
Parachute adams in sizes 16 and 18
BWO cripples in size 18s

Nymphs:
Tan Ray Charles in sizes 16 and 18
Pink Soft Hackle Sowbugs 16 and 18
San Juan Worms in sizes 8, 10, and 12
Black Bead Head Midge Pupa 18
Root Beer Midge size 18

Streamers:
Wooly Buggers in assorted colors, with or without coneheads, legs, etc. in sizes 2--6
Blue Dun Matukas in size 4
Platte River Spiders in size 4
Dirty Reds in size 4
 

**Condition Variables

Blue Quill uses ichthyology (the study of fish), entomology (the study of insects), regional and seasonal historical patterns and first hand fact gathering to create an accurate assessment of the fishing conditions in the waters of Montana and Wyoming. It should be noted however, that weather in these areas can change radically from day to day and even hour to hour. Because of this "wild card" the conditions posted on this site can not be guaranteed to be 100% accurate 100% of the time.

 

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