Yellowstone Country Fly Fishing
Yellowstone Country Fly Fishing is a fly fishing guide service based in Livingston, Montana and serving southern Montana and Yellowstone National Park, including the Yellowstone, Madison, Boulder, Stillwater, and Missouri River trout fisheries. We post fly tying videos, mostly vids of patterns that work well in the Yellowstone region and Montana, but with a few wildcards now and again. Many of the patterns are our own custom flies.
Triple Wing Dead Caddis - A Fuzzy, Floaty Imitation of Caddisflies Stuck to Your Car's Windshield
Salmonfly Buggerlegs | Big Nasty Streamer/Stonefly Junk Fly for the Giant Black Stonefly Hatch
BLM Nymph - A Skinny, Shiny, Tailwater Tiny That Actually Works Better in Trout Lakes
Synth Double Wing - A Big, Hairy, High-Floating Attractor Dry Fly for Post-Runoff Fishing in Montana
Yellowstone Area Fishing Report for June 1, 2025 - Highlighting the Gibbon River
Palmered CDC & Elk Caddis - A Durable Variation on a Standby Dry Caddisfly Pattern
Glasshead Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle - The TOP Soft Hackle for the Firehole River & Beyond
Madison Baby Cray - A Simple Small Crayfish Fly Pattern for Trout, Bass, and More
Surf Gotcha Fly Pattern - A simple, durable, shrimp & crab fly for the Pacific coast.
Baby Whitefish Kreelex - Flash Streamer for Spring and Fall Fishing when Trout are Aggressive
Don's Caddis Emerger | Mother's Day Caddis (aka Grannom) for Yellowstone Country and Beyond
Articulated Hen Matuka Sculpin | An Experimental Variation on a Proven Pattern
Triple Wing Caddis | A NEW Caddis Pattern That I'm (Almost) Sure will Work
Special K Caddis - A Simple Caddis Pupa for Filling Your Boxes
Broken Fly Tying Thread? Here are Seven Methods to Recover!
Parachute Midge Emerger - A Simple Single Midge Pattern That's Easy to Tie & Modify
Have a Fly Tying Material You Like? Buy as Much as You Can!
Spandex San Juan Worm - A Skinny, Flexy, Techy Worm for Spring Creeks & Difficult Tailwaters
WD 50 - A Killer Springtime Emerger with Crossover BWO and Midge Appeal
Bead, Hare, and Copper Nymph - A Simple, Effective Attractor Nymph for Yellowstone Country & Beyond
Jig Girdle Bug (aka Pat's Rubberlegs) - a Top Color Combo for Spring on the Yellowstone River
X Caddis - A Guide Fly That's Better than the Classic Pattern It's Based Upon
Bob Hopper - The BEST HOPPER for Yellowstone Country and Beyond
Tie Better Chubby Chernobyl Wings - With Glue!
Improved GFA Hopper Fly Pattern - The Latest Version of This Popular Pattern, from Its Creator
How to Clean and Stack Fly Tying Hair - Plus Tips on Which Hair to Use and How to Use Open Stackers
Improved Prom Queen Stonefly - Extended Body Salmonfly (Giant Black Stonefly) Pattern
How to Tie Furled Extended Bodies on Flies - The Easiest Extended Body You can Make!
Nick's Soft Hackle - A Top Non-Traditional Soft Hackle Fly for the Firehole River and Beyond
How to Tie Soft Hackles and Other Collars with Large Feathers, Hair, Flash, and Most Anything Else