Cold snap...brrr

-22 driving to school today. No fishing for the next few days, time to tie some flies!

DePuy's Winter Fishing

Doug Casey and I fished DePuy's spring creek on New Years Eve day. Temps were in the 20s and the wind was pretty stout. After building a nice fire in one of the warming huts we set out to fish in short 45-60 minute blasts. The fishing was actually quite good when we were able to punch the wind and each of us managed to bring in 7 or 8 over the course of three hours. Nymphing was the ticket and we were using a pink scud on top trailed by a small zebra midge on 6x flourocarbon tippet. The fish where in their typical winter lies: slower deeper water. The spring creeks are the best game in town during the winter since they maintain nearly constant water temperatures at their source. I've also heard the Gallatin around Big Sky has been productive on warmer days.