You don’t have to fish streamers if you head out to the Yellowstone River this weekend, but you might as well. There’s no better time of year to catch trout on streamers, and there’s always that chance that you’ll hook into one of the river’s monsters. […]
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The Yellowstone River still has a good deal of color from the recent rains (and snow!), but there’s enough clarity now to catch some trout, if you’re willing to give it a try. There is at least 8″ of visibility this morning at Carter’s Bridge, which […]
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The Yellowstone River is now open to all forms of water-based recreation, including floating and fishing, from Gardiner down to Emigrant and from the Pine Creek Bridge downstream. The only section that remains closed (to all recreation) is from Emigrant down to the Pine Creek Bridge. […]
0 Read MoreAs of about an hour ago, the Yellowstone River is now open for all forms of recreation, including fishing, downstream of the Highway 89 N Bridge (a few miles east of Livingston). Tributaries of the Yellowstone, including the Paradise Valley spring creeks, but excluding the Shields […]
0 Read MoreHere’s the FWP’s press release: Fri Aug 19 09:43:38 MDT 2016 (Bozeman, Mont.)—Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is implementing an immediate closure of all water-based recreation (fishing, wading, floating, tubing, boating, etc.) on the Yellowstone River and its tributaries from Yellowstone National Park’s northern boundary at […]
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With falling flows and angler pressure, fishing has slowed a bit on Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar River. But it’s still one of the best locations in the world to catch nice-sized cutthroat trout on dry flies. You just need to think outside of the hopper box. […]
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The Yellowstone River is now open to fishing 24 hours a day. Cooler nights and a little rain have lowered water temperatures to levels that are less stressful to the trout. You should still practice good catch-and-release practices, but you can now fish through the afternoons. […]
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As of yesterday, Hoot Owl closures are in effect on the Yellowstone River from Carter’s Bridge downstream. What does that mean? It means that all fishing on that stretch of river must be done between midnight and 2 p.m.. No fishing is allowed from 2 p.m. […]
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Tuesday night later in the afternoon Marshall, Chandler and myself decided to take the boat out with aspirations to see some new water Northeast of Livingston. All three of us are well aware of the wonderful streamer fishing rumors that swirl with the river below Livingston. […]
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Just a quick update on the Yellowstone River fishing conditions. Yesterday, there was muddy water throughout the Paradise Valley. Things look much better today. The river is clearing and the visibility looks pretty good at Pine Creek. Judging from the stream flow gauges on the Lamar […]
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