James Marsh

The Firehole River provides excellent dry fly fishing as early as the season opening date. The water is usually warm enough for some species of aquatic insects to be hatching, thanks to the warmer geyser water. It is very accessible from the Northwest Corner of the park very close to Old Faithful not far from the town of West Yellowstone. The entire stream is easily… Read More »01/1 5/24 Fly Fishing Report for Yellowstone National Park – Firehole River Tips

One of the very first insects you will want to imitate when the season first opens in Yellowstone National Park are the Blue-winged olives. They can be one of the most complicated common names of all aquatic insects simply because it has so many different species that vary slightly in color and a lot in size. Most of the fishing that first occurs in the… Read More »01/08/24 Fly Fishing Report for Yellowstone National Park – The Blue-winged Olive Mayflies

The Yellowstone National Park opens for fishing on Memorial Day weekend (the Saturday) and lasts until the first Sunday in the month of November. The public is able to fish during the season from sunrise to sunset each day. Keep in mind that there may be areas that are closed from time to time due to water levels and even the fish population. Should a… Read More »01/01/24 Fly Fishing Report for Yellowstone National Park – Season Update

The Yellowstone River has finally cleared up and currently one of the best fishing options. There are still a few Salmon and Golden stoneflies hatching, very good caddisfly hatches and some hopper, carpenter ants and Japanese beetle activity. The Madison and Firehole in the park are too warm to fish. The Gallatin has cooler water temperatures and is still a okay choice. The upper Gibbon… Read More »07/23/23 Fly Fishing Report for Yellowstone National Park

Almost always, the most popular stream to fish at the first of the season is the Firehole River and this year is no exception to that. So far, it has provided anglers with some very good dry fly fishing thanks some prolific hatches. You should continue to see good action on the Firehole until the end of this month. The lower part of the Gibbon… Read More »06/19/23 Fly Fishing Report for Yellowstone National Park

Fly Fishing Report – 05/20/23 The National Park’s general fishing season starts in a week from today, or May 27th, and last through October 31st. Some streams and lakes don’t open until June 15, and a few others don’t open until July 15. Perfect Fly will be happy to help you get prepared with all the right gear and equipment you will need if you… Read More »05/20/23 Fly Fishing Report for Yellowstone National Park

Fly Fishing Report – 02/13/23 The National Park’s general fishing season starts in late May, though some streams and lakes don’t open until June 15 or July 15. Conditions change day to day but especially month to month. Water temperature is controlled by snow runoff and rain as well as air temperature. It is important to know what you should be facing when you arrive,… Read More »02/13/23 Fly Fishing Report for Yellowstone National Park

Fly Fishing Report – 07/28/22 The month of July is about over. It has been much better than the month of June. The fly fishing opportunity has improved throughout the month. The North and Northeast Entrances are closed due to damages from flooding. All other entrances are open. Conditions for the first two weeks of August will be similar to late July but the weather… Read More »07/28/22 Fly Fishing Report for Yellowstone National Park

Opening Days Fly Fishing Report – 07/02/22 The month of June, the first month of the opening season, has been a mess. Heavy rain combined with very warm air temperatures to cause a very major runoff. Lot of things were damaged. The West, South, and East entrances to the park are open again. The North and Northeast Entrances are closed due to damages from flooding.… Read More »07/02/22 Fly Fishing Report for Yellowstone National Park

Opening Days Fly Fishing Report – 05/31/22 The park’s fishing season opened this past Saturday. The first three days of the season found anglers mostly fishing the Firehole River but some were on the lower Madison and lower Gibbons. So far, we have only received two reports and they were good but not great. We have several customers fishing there now. In addition to this… Read More »05/31/22 Fly Fishing Report for Yellowstone National Park