We are still dealing with excessive amounts of moisture this last week and it finally caught up with us Saturday night and muddy the river up below Bolton Creek. Our thoughts and prayers go out the people on the Front Range of Colorado with all the destruction and damage that they have received this last… Continue reading NORTH PLATTE RIVER FISHING REPORT
Crazyrainbow Fly Fishing, Casper Wyoming
Category: Crazy-Rainbow
NORTH PLATTE FISHING REPORT
The dogs days of summer are definitely here. Fishing has been ok in the mornings and a little more challenging in the afternoons. Floating moss is a continuing problem. Top bugs have been HH Mohair leeches, PSL in brown and rust, san juans and tricos in the a.m. We did see our first great pseudo… Continue reading NORTH PLATTE FISHING REPORT
PLATTE RIVER FISHING REPORT
Sorry for the delays on posting reports. It has been a busy few weeks for us. Fishing remains very good from Grey Reef all the way through town. The river below the Reef has dropped to 2,500cfs. We have been greeted with terrific hatches of Tricos, PMD’s, Sallies and Caddis. Luckily the fish seem… Continue reading PLATTE RIVER FISHING REPORT
NORTH PLATTE FISHING REPORT
Well it was another busy weekend with boats spread out all over the place from Grey Reef down. Fishing is still silly as ever with great hatches of BWO’s just about every day. Red Rock Worms, Pine Squirrel Leeches (Brown, Natural) Eggs, Barrs Emergers, Downey Nymphs. Today is a totally different story with winds gusting… Continue reading NORTH PLATTE FISHING REPORT
PLATTE RIVER FISHING REPORT FOR JULY 2014
Hoping everyone had a happy and safe 4th. Well the heat is here and so are the fish! Had a 5 boat group fish with us the last few days and the fishing was off the hook. Everybody left with huge smiles and had a great time. For many of them it was their first… Continue reading PLATTE RIVER FISHING REPORT FOR JULY 2014
PLATTE RIVER FISHING REPORT
Our boats came back yesterday with reports of fairly tough fishing due some lingering discoloration in the river. Hot head leeches, san juan worms, larger rock worms and crawdads all caught fish. We have several more boats out today and will keep you posted with new reports.
SIMMS FACTORY
Blake is up in Bozeman, MT for a presentation on the North Platte for the Local Trout Unlimited Chapter. Blake is also one of Simms Pro Staff Members so while he is up there he took a tour of the Simms Factory. Here is where almost of the waders that Simms sells are made. This… Continue reading SIMMS FACTORY
FISHING; RAPIDLY GROWING BUSINESS IN NATRONA COUNTY
Here is an article and video that KCWY 13 did with Blake Jackson about fishing in Wyoming along with the substantial increase in fishing license sales. http://www.kcwy13.com/news.php?id=3236 Reported By Cristina Pfeffer This is the eighth year Blake Jackson has been a tour guide for the Ugly Bug Fly Shop in Natrona County. Every year, Jackson… Continue reading FISHING; RAPIDLY GROWING BUSINESS IN NATRONA COUNTY
FLY FISHING WYOMING’S NORTH PLATTE RIVER
Here is a great article from Elevation Outdoors talking about the “Miracle Mile” section of the North Platte.The “Miracle Mile” is a hallowed stretch of Wyoming’s North Platte that is actually many miles long, running between the Seminoe and Pathfinder reservoirs. Legendary broadcaster, Red Sox announcer and Wyoming native Curt Gowdy gave the place its name in… Continue reading FLY FISHING WYOMING’S NORTH PLATTE RIVER
TWO FLY TOURNAMENT
We just finished up the ninth annual Two-Fly Tournament last week. Judging by everyone’s comments this was the best weather that anyone had experienced. With that being said the fishing was not half bad as it appeared that many fish were brought to the net as well. One of the beneficiaries this year was CASA. CASA (Court… Continue reading TWO FLY TOURNAMENT