Fly fishing for Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout in Wyoming is one the most sought after, exciting, native species to pursue while attempting to achieve your Cutt Slam. Mature Cutts are wary, extremely cagey, and can make for a very challenging trout to catch on a dry fly. The mountains and plains of Western Wyoming are famous for producing this native trout specie and are home to one of the greatest populations in the country.
There are several factors specific to our area which allow for Yellowstone’s to grow and maintain a healthy population. These factors include remote mountain streams that provide a fabulous fishery habitats. The quality waters make for a great feeding ground that benefit our thriving population of trout, giving them the nutrition necessary to survive the harsh Wyoming winters. Along with these factors, the remote Wyoming river has kept the fishing pressure low which allows our Yellowstone Trout to have an even better chance at reaching their genetic potential at maturity.
Our many pack in camps are accessible from our trail head facilities located around Western Wyoming. These locations allow us easy access and the ability to fish a few of the best drainage’s in the State for Trout. These areas routinely produce fish ranging from 16” to well over 24” trout every year. Our season typically runs from Mid-June thru Mid-August, offering us a wide range of fly fishing opportunities.
This trip takes place in the Wyoming high country, with elevations up to 7,000 feet and over 10,000 feet in some areas, such as the Continental Divide. You will be viewing high alpine bowls, boulder fields, rocky slides, and timber areas often higher than 9,000 feet.
Your mornings will begin at 8:00 am, at which time your guides will already be catching, feeding, and saddling horses if needed for that day. We will all meet in the dining tent for a hearty breakfast; pack your lunch and discuss the plans for the day.
After breakfast, you and your guide will ride from camp and head up the trails a horseback for a full day of fly fishing, trail riding, wildlife viewing, hiking or maybe you elected to stay around camp for a relaxing day by the campfire.
If wildlife viewing, once you reach a vantage point, we will spend some time glassing and locating wildlife with binoculars while eating your lunch and catching an afternoon nap. Our time and efforts are focused on areas where we have historically found and recently located elk, deer, moose, sheep and black bear. Once we spot our native game animals, we will plan our stalk carefully and hike to a vantage point to where you may take photos.
Your evenings will end at sunset, at which time your guides will already have you back in camp and the cook with have your meal prepared. We will all meet in the dining tent for a hearty supper and tell stories of the day.
In summary, the rugged and steep terrain is challenging whether riding or hiking the trails to camp or out to view the countryside. This can be a physically demanding trip or one that is unbelievably relaxing, depending on what you want to achieve out of it. This is without a doubt the trip of a lifetime for that outdoorsman who is looking for a true Wyoming back country adventure.