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.