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I'll be landing in Montana in Mid-August for 10 days of fishing. We'll be fishing creeks like Depuy, Armstrong, Gallatin River and other Yellowstone water. I guess green drakes and PMD's are a must, along with hoppers, beetles and ants. Anybody care to offer some advise, fishing or otherwise, I'd be appreciative.
lastchance -
I haven't fished the streams you are talking about, but I suspect you will also want patterns covering the full life cycle of caddis. Another possible hatch will be golden stones, and maybe some yellow sallies. And it never hurts to have some good midge larva and pupa patterns to use as droppers, both on dries and trailing other nymph patterns.
John
Let's see, August on the Gallatin and other Yellowstone tribs, you may want to take along a selection of Royal, Orange, and Yellow Stimulators in #12 or #14.
Please be advised that you'll face delays on the road from Norris to Madison until Aug 17 when they close it for the season:
http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/roadclosures.htm.
That's going to make your travel time from the north entrance at Gardiner to West Yellowstone a lot longer. Can't help you on the spring creeks, but in addition to the terrestrials you mentioned, be prepared for Spruce Moths. They were very heavy last year and definitely got the fish's attention; a light colored Elk Hair Caddis (#12-14) or other imitation worked great. Expect the NE end of the Park to be busy that time of year; hiking gets you away from the hordes (make sure you've got your bear spray!). Lots of great water all over the place; in West Yellowstone, I'd recommend Blue Ribbon or Bob Jacklins. Snowpack looks real good right now; if it's anything like last year, you should be in great shape; enjoy.
Regards,
Scott
Thanks for the help. I'm going to have get a definite list of creeks we'll be fishing. I'm sure it would be easier to give me advice.
Thanks