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Yellowstone fishing


silver_squid

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Hey all, I'm just wondering if anyone has any fly fishing experiences they would like to share from Yellowstone NP. I'm heading out there in month and I would love to hear some stories to get more amped up to chase trout!

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Many opportunities in the park. Stop at any fly shop in W.Yellowstone or Gardner and they'll point you in the right direction. Very pleasant fishing for the most part. You can often find a nice hatch right on the Y.R. in the park and hook a few friendly cutthroats. Madison always nice and Firehole an unusual treat. You will not lack for places to fish. Listen carefully to what the people in the shops tell you.....they know what they are talking about.

The park is one of this nations real treasures and I thank the farsighted Americans who created it every time I wander through it. And I have forgotten how many times that has been! Ha!

Have fun. Do not attempt to pet the buffaloes or bears. Do not attempt to pet any of the Montana cowboys you see either.

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Im jealous! Yellowstone is my favorite place to fly fish! August will bring the beginning of hopper season in Yellowstone. Fish a hopper with a copper john dropper and you will catch more fish then you know what to do with. There are many streams in the park, so you won't have problem finding fishable water. When I was there last I fished the slough and gibbon and had a blast. Also check out trout lake in the northeast corner. Small lake full of cutthroat, strip and bead head nymph on a 9 foot leader WF line and you will catch fish. Have fun!

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I'll be in the Craig/Cascade area in the middle of August for a week. We'll probably do a trip to the Smith between fishing the Missouri and maybe a trip to some small creeks that hold insane numbers of brook trout.

If you have to walk to your fishing spots, watch out for rattle snakes. I've been surprised by them before. Also, keep in mind that bears will wander to the river. Make your presence known and they'll avoid you.

Also, I think the mountain lions are especially hungry this time of year wink

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You are going to be getting there at a great time. Flows are falling, fish are rising and the weather is normally nice this time of year. Good luck and take lots of pics. See if you can get some of those yellowstone cutties before the rainbows completely infiltrate the gene pool.

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Very jelous, I went to Yelllowstone two years ago and didn't bring my fishing gear! ARGGGHGH My wife talked me out of bringin it as we went with here side of the family. From Orange County Cali. My mother in law wanted to see all the wild life from her car window. Any way.......Every river stream or creek I hiked pasted I saw darting trout. I will be back with my son to do Yellowstore the right way when he gets older. Hope you post pics of your trip.

Tight lines

Troutcrazymn

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Thanks again guys, I will post fish pictures if I am successful. What kind of water can I expect out there? Are the rivers shallow with riffles and runs, or are you mainly cut bank fishing, etc? Also, my wonderful girlfriend would like to try to hook a fish, has anyone tried floating a fly on a adjust a bubble or spinner fishing? Thanks!

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Thanks again guys, I will post fish pictures if I am successful. What kind of water can I expect out there? Are the rivers shallow with riffles and runs, or are you mainly cut bank fishing, etc? Also, my wonderful girlfriend would like to try to hook a fish, has anyone tried floating a fly on a adjust a bubble or spinner fishing? Thanks!

Give her a fly rod, she can roll cast no problem into cut banks and ruffles. Like I said earlier fish a hopper with a copper John dropper. Tell her to treat the hopper like a bobber, of it goes down lift the rod tip, and then obviously do the same if a fish takes the hopper.

Take her to a lake like I mentioned, you can cast for her where you suspect rising trout will travel. Go in the afternoon evening time when they are most active. Stand behind her and startle her a bit when you want her to set the hook. I did this for my wife and she caught a 19" cuttie. I fished a bead head, but there were nights when the fish were sipping spent wing spinners like nobodies business.

Have fun!

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