Madison River (YNP) 7/21/2010
We’ve had some fishing on the Madison in the Park in the morning hours with small attractor dries, ants and beetles. Mid day fishing with big attractors and foam isn’t fast paced, but one can pull up a decent fish or two.
Firehole River 7/21/2010
It is time to fish elsewhere until things cool down in the fall.
Gibbon River 7-21-2010
Anglers looking for a challenge can enjoy some tough fishing in the Gibbon Meadows. Trout can be fooled with attractors and beetle patterns, but everything has to be spot on and one must get a bit lucky.
Gallatin River (YNP) 7-21-2010
The Gallatin in the Park has fished very well with dries the past week. The best bite has been from late morning into the early evening hours. There are a lot of caddis, plenty of PMDs a few Flavs and some Yellow Sallies doing their thing. Fish can be found rising, but most of the fish we are catching are brought up to a prospecting dry fly. Unless you are fishing to rising fish, keep your feet moving and cover a lot of water. The more trout that see a good drift the better the fish tales at the end of the day.
Slough Creek 7/21/2010
Slough’s fish are already getting well educated and seeing a lot of anglers. There are still a few Drakes, some PMDs, Caddis and Yellow Sallies. Approach each fish with the thought of fooling it on the first cast. Pay special attention to your positioning, make an accurate slack line cast and get the fly over the fish before it sees the leader. If a fish rises to, but refuses the fly, change flies immediately and try to get a better drift.
Lamar River 7/21/2010
With severe thunderstorms in the forecast for tonight, keep an eye out on the water levels on the Lamar. Spikes in the flow will indicate dirty water here, and more than likely on Soda Butte Creek as well. Both rivers are fishing pretty well, though the Lamar is a bit high still for excellent attractor fishing. When there is a hatch the fish are pretty willing to rise. As usual, there are plenty of fish and fisherman in Soda Butte. We’ve had good fishing on small Parachutes and CDC Comparaduns.