So I decided to see if there where any big bugs further up the Yellowstone and hiked into the black canyon from the Black Tail Trailhead. The hike was 4 miles down into the Canyon following Black Tail Creek and 4 miles back up. They had the bridge closed across the river right now doing some improvements. I walked up stream and had plenty of good water to fish. The fishing was good, fish eating both my big dry and occasionally the dropper like this guy bellow. Most of the fish where cutties, however a few I think were cutbows. Saw more golden stoneflies than salmon flies. Also saw caddis and a few little olive stones.

Big River, few people.

Shedhorn along the trail.

I hiked into the Yellowstone River today in the park from the Rescue Creek trail across the Gardner River. Awesome day, did not see another sole all day. The fish were willing to eat the big dry today, but I did catch two on the dropper. Caught a brown, rainbows, cutbows, and yellowstone cutthroats today. I threw a amy's ant that I tied that was black and orange. Saw a few big Salmon Flies today, but mostly saw lots of tan caddis. First time I ever fished this part of the river, it was really nice and wild. Hiking from the Gardner river over to the Yellowstone there where plenty of hoppers allready. I guess the plague has started. I predict the hopper fishing will be great from now till October. Here are a few of the sights from today:

Cuttie with his mouth full with my fly.

Elk skull along the Yellowstone

Nice day along the Yellowstone down from the Black Canyon.