What if the best dry dropper water on the river isn't on the banks?

And what if yesterday's tactics aren't working today?

Today's guest fishes the Yellowstone Big Horn and other great rivers around South Central Montana.

And today you're going to hear how fishing big Freestone rivers really works.

What water produces

consistently, what anglers overlook, and why the Yellowstone in particular can be one of the most

rewarding rivers in the West once you understand it. This is the Wet Fly Swing podcast where I show you

the best places to travel to for fly fishing, how to find the best resources and tools to prepare

for that big trip, and what you can do to

give back to the fish species we all love. Alex Hepworth from Montana Fly Fishing Lodge is here to

take us into South Central Montana. You're going to discover why Yellowstone is such a great river

and how to fish it. We're also going to hear how Alex rotates rivers like the Yellowstone, the Stillwater, the Shoshone, and the Big Horn to keep things consistent. We're also going to talk about dry droppers, how to shine those on big water, what Alex works with his nymph set up. We're going to get into the nymph rig as well, and then also on streamers. We're going to find out how he got his biggest fish of the year on streamers. We're going to hear that story today.

Plus Alex breaks down how he reads water, adapts when fishing is slow,

and how to help you fish more effectively out of the boat or on the bank.

Just want to give a heads up.

We are launching right now a giveaway, wetfly swing.com slash giveaway right now if you want to enter

for a chance to win this Montana Flyfishing Lodge adventure. You can also go to wetfly swing.com

slash Montana Lodge and you can check their availability and we can take them from there.

All right, let's get into it. Here he is Alex Hepworth. You can find him at Montanaflyfishing lodge.com. How you doing, Alex? I'm doing good, sir. How are you? I'm doing great. I'm doing great. It's good to have a chat here. Today, we're going to talk Montana, which is always a fun conversation. It's definitely one of those hot spots.

You know, there's a few places around the country, you know, that are definitely always,

always talked about.

And this is one of them.

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