Bighorn River, MT
upstream of 3mile access (about 1.5mi walk)
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 8:00am to 8:30pm
- Best Fishing Time
- 10:00 to 1:00
- Rating
- Good
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- -
- Water Clarity
- -
- Water Level
- -
- User
- Troy Blandford
Fish Caught
Rainbow Trout
Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 16" | #14 Pink Scud | |
2 | 17" | #18 Black Zebra Midge | |
1 | 16" | Black Baetis | |
1 | 18" | Black Zebra Midge | |
5 | 16.8" |
Brown Trout
Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 16" | Pink Scud | |
1 | 18" | Black Baetis | |
3 | 16" | Black Zebra Midge | |
5 | 16.4" |
Weather
Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
---|---|---|---|
Mostly Sunny | X | X | X |
Precipitation | |||
Wind | |||
Light - 5 to 10 knots | X | X | X |
Medium - 10 to 15 knots | X | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- - / -
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 58% Full (Waning gibbous)
Other Patterns Tried
No other pattern information for this outing.
Hatches
- 18-22 Blue-Winged Olive Ephemeroptera Baetis
Insect Seining
- 18-22 black Midge Diptera
Fishing Partners
ChristineWaypoints
No waypoints were saved with this outing.
Notes
scud was slow, but worked okay. stomach pump revealed mostly midges and a few baetis. Midge/baetis combo beneath ballon indicator kicked butt. Had a hawg on...dead weight, bottom hugger (brown?), then shot to current. Snap. Swear. Midges came off thick near dark...fish moved into very shallow calm water and fed. Had a few on griffiths nat but did not land.
Fished the same run all day long. If fishing slowed, I would take a rest for 30min and give the fish a chance to move back in. Every hole in the bighorn is loaded.
Comments
Jason Hansen
That sounds like one helluva river. I have really taken a liking to fishing midge patterns. Were you able to sight-fish to any fish?