Fishing Report - June 6, 2026

UPPER HENRY’S FORK

Fishing on the Upper Henry’s Fork has been at a steady incline lately. The colder weather snaps we’ve experienced have hopefully pushed back some of our hatches and gotten us to operate on a more normal schedule. There are some golden stone shucks on the Osbourn Bridge as we’re starting to see those flying more consistently.  Dropping a #16 Peacock Blowtorch below a #8 H.F. Foam Stone Golden can be extremely effective in Box Canyon as well as Wood Road 16, down through Riverside Campground. A #6 or #8 Pat’s Rubberlegs in black will feed fish, but as we are anticipating Green Drakes soon, a #10 Tungsten Bead Rubber Legs can imitate both the green drakes and the stoneflies at the same time. Near Wood Road 16 we’ve experienced massive caddis hatches in the evening. Use a #18 Hemmingway or a #16 missing link to imitate this hatch. The fish in Box Canyon have been extremely responsive to white streamers, so grab some #4 Articulated Goldies from the shop.

Flows: 553 CFS

LOWER HENRY’S FORK

The Lower Henry’s Fork is full of caddis and PMD hatches. They have been going off sporadically throughout the day and more consistently during the evening. Use a #18 Splitsville Caddis in tan or olive and a #16 Spent Partridge Caddis in peacock to imitate the caddis. Use a #18 Guide Winna Spinna PMD and a #18 No Hackle PMD to imitate the PMDs. Green Drakes should come off any minute, so have a #12 Parachute Green Drake for adult flies. Again, a smaller rubberlegs can be effective as well as a #12 Prince Nymph or a #10 Green Drake Nymph is best for imitating the nymphal stage. Shortleash a splitcase, an electric caddis, or a blowtorch from one of these to extend your range in the water column.

Flows: 1060 CFS

SOUTH FORK SNAKE

The South Fork is still running pretty high. When nymphing, use a double nymph rig under a hefty indicator. A #4 or #6 Rubberlegs in black followed by a #16 Rosa’s Hare’s Ear Jig or a #16 Duracell Jig can be extremely effective. Streamers will give you a better chance to bring up the big browns. Use a Beldar Rubber leg or a Fish Skull Zonker in olive. 

Flows: 13200 CFS

MADISON

Caddis in the evening are still the main ticket on the Madison right now. I like to use a #16 Hemingway followed by #16 Mike’s Caddis Emerger in olive. This is a very effective combo. There is some really great wading above Reynold’s Bridge and then downstream near Three Dollar Bridge. When nymphing, continue to use a smaller midge in red or brown behind a rubberlegs. You can also find some luck using smaller olive streamers like a #8 Lil Kim Copper or a #6 Galloup’s Mini Dungeon.

Flows: 853 CFS

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

The Firehole is fishing great. For dries in the afternoon, we’re seeing pmds and spruce moths. Use the #18 No Hackle PMD and the #14 Spruce Almighty to imitate these. Using smaller beads in the morning is more effective until the dries come out. Use a #16 Electric caddis, smaller midges in red or olive, and swing soft hackles like our #16 partridge and peacock. 

LAKES

The lakes are fishing well but the fish have retreated to deeper water following the ice-off and the warming of the water. Look for deep drop-offs and grass or weed beds for the bigger fish. Have Midges and Callibaetis to throw for dries as the day goes on and the water warms up. In the morning, dropping a #14 Coctail Nymph behind a white leech or a Tungsten Jig Mini Dart has been our most successful combo. I like to drop each fly about 4 feet behind the last under a big indicator.

TETON

There still isn’t a ton of water in the Teton compared to years past. When the flows do come up, you’ll find big cutthroats eager to take a dry fly. In the lower sections closer to town nymphing and streamers are still the best game plan. A white Galloups mini dungeon will be the ticket for streamer fishing and a basic double drop with a smaller midge or beadheaded caddis behind a black rubberlegs is the ticket for nymphing. 

 

Report by: Bryson Whitesides