James Marsh

Important things to remember when planning your trip to fly fish the streams of Yellowstone National Park – Fishing Hooks The regulations require that all hooks be barb-less. This reduces the stress on the fish when they are being caught and released. What many anglers fail to understand is that they are not required to purchase flies tied with hooks that are barb-less from the… Read More »05/20/22 Fly Fishing Report for Yellowstone National Park

Important things to remember when planning your trip to fly fish the streams of Yellowstone National Park – Weather Whenever you fish the park, get prepared for drastic weather changes. In June, July and August morning air temperatures at West Yellowstone Montana, for example, will likely range from 39 degrees F. to 90 degrees F. during the day. You need to arrange your clothing in… Read More »Fly Fishing Report for Yellowstone National Park

If you have ever done any fly fishing for trout at all, you shouldn’t need a guide. You cannot float any stream in the park and any trip with a guide is a walk-in wading trip. Often, the guide is just another target for the trout to spot and spook. As far as a best location is concerned, it will be common knowledge shared by… Read More »To Help You Plan Your next Yellowstone fly fishing trip -What you need to bring

The month of October is big fish time in Yellowstone National Park. There will be some warm days but cold, sub-freezing temperatures will be common. During the month you can expect water temperatures to vary from the preferred range for trout to the freezing level depending on the location and elevation of the stream. Cold air temperatures, especially in the morning, are typical. Snow showers… Read More »To Help You Plan Your next Yellowstone fly fishing trip – October 01 – November 06 Streams To Fish

During the last part of the month of September you can expect water temperatures to be down to the preferred range for trout throughout the park. Cooler air temperatures, especially in the morning, are typical. Hoppers remain a prime fly because they are easy to see and fish but you will start seeing more mayflies and caddis. Ants and beetles will also be good fly… Read More »To Help You Plan Your next Yellowstone fly fishing trip – September 15 – October 01 Streams To Fish

During the first part of the month of September you can expect water temperatures to start dropping into the preferred range for trout. The weather is usually very nice with cool, crisp mornings and warm afternoons. It may be 35 to 40 degrees in the early morning and in the seventies to low eighties in the afternoons, so be sure to dress in layers. During… Read More »To Help You Plan Your next Yellowstone fly fishing trip – September 1-15 Streams To Fish

During the last part of the month of August, the number of anglers fishing slow down some. The season so far has seen a lot of fishing pressure on the easily accessible, famous rivers. Even so, there are plenty of streams and portions of streams that have not been fished hard at all. Hatches fall off some but are still the most important thing even… Read More »To Help You Plan Your next Yellowstone fly fishing trip – August 15-31 Streams To Fish

The following is why this is important to decide prior to making your trip. Since Yellowstone National Park is a huge park, it can involve traveling across the park in order to fish a stream you want to fish if you wait until you get there to make the decision as to where you are going to fish. You need to be located in a… Read More »To Help You Plan Your next Yellowstone fly fishing trip – August 1-15 Streams To Fish

Since Yellowstone National Park is a huge park, it can involve traveling across the park in order to fish a stream you want to fish if you wait until you get there to make the decision as to where you are going to fish. You need to be located in a town or campground near the stream or otherwise you could spend almost half of… Read More »To Help You Plan Your next Yellowstone fly fishing trip – July 16-31 Streams To Fish

Yellowstone National Park covers a huge area and if you plan on having a good amount of time to fish any one stream, you need to be located in a campground or town around the perimeter of the park close to that stream, otherwise, you may need to spend much of the day traveling from back and forth from your base location to the particular… Read More »To Help You Plan Your next Yellowstone fly fishing trip – July 1-15 Streams To Fish