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Bighorn River Wyoming Spring Flush

March 2, 2016 by Jeramie Prine

Bighorn River Cutthroat-guide Rick Mickelsen

Bighorn River Wyoming Spring Flush: The Bureau of Reclamation; Boysen Dam is tentatively planning on a spring flush March 21-22, 2016 on the Wind/Bighorn River. We will keep readers posted should these dates change, so keep posted. We are happy to see that the river will be flushed and can help clean up the river and spawning beds. Rainbows are currently spawning.

Bighorn River Fishing Report: The fishing was good this weekend, but the strong winds definitely played a role in drifting and catching. When the wind wasn’t blowin’, the trout were biting! Rainbow trout are spawning and actively on their redds. We kindly ask anglers fishing the Bighorn right now to please not fish to these spawning beds, but fish below in deep water. Definitely do not walk on them. Successful flies: annelids, midges, and sow bug. Keep posted for more reports to come!

Bighorn & Green River Spring Fishing Report

May 27, 2015 by Jeramie Prine

Bighorn River Thermopolis, Wyoming

Bighorn & Green River Fishing Report: This May has been fantastic fishing. We have been busy, but did get a “guides’ day off” with the Wyoming Trout Unlimited crew to send off our good friend Steven Brutger who is moving to Bozeman TU office. We will miss Steven’s enthusiasm for the outdoors, but know we will still spend plenty of time on the water and hunting with him.

Wyoming has been having a true rainy spring that has been gaining in severity as the month rolls on. Guide Nick had a trip this Sunday catching double digits for trout despite the flows bumping from 2000-3000 cfs in mid-day. Last week flows on the Bighorn River were at 950 cfs. Flows are now up to 4150 cfs today. Wind River Canyon experienced massive mud and rock slides the same day due to all the rain. It is still closed to traffic, but if you can get to Thermopolis, we can take you fishing. If you can’t make it to the Bighorn River, join us on the Green River or Dubois lakes that are starting to fish well. Guide RyHud, has been busy guiding the Green and having stellar days with more stable weather. Big trout are moving for the fly! Keep posted for more to come!