Yellowstone National Park
Inside of Yellowstone the road between Madison Junction and Norris is closed. This prevents visitors from the West Gate from driving through the north part of the Park without having to detour south around Yellowstone Lake. Getting to the Lamar Valley will now take between three and a half to four hours from West Yellowstone. Therefore we will no longer be guiding day trips to this part of the park, nor will the information on the fishing report be very detailed, as I won’t be fishing the water myself. Construction should be finished in time for the winter season and 2o10 should see things back to normal.
Madison River (Yellowstone National Park) 9-3-09
We are still in the transitional stage between summer fishing with terrestrials for resident fish and fall fishing for larger Hegben Lake fish that will soon move into the river. Keep it simple with Beetles, Ants and Tricos in the morning hours, changing up to Hoppers and Ants in the afternoons. The larger fish are quite spooky and tough to approach. Small trout are plentiful and much easier to fool.
Firehole River 9-03-09
When our weather cools down the Firehole should really turn on. As it is, water temps are still getting into the upper 70’s in the afternoons. Morning fishing has been pretty good and any cloudy day offers a great opportunity to fish throughout the entire day. Hatches have been sparse, but trout are eager to rise when there are some caddis on the water. White Millers have been pretty consistently hatching and are the most common aquatic species. Terrestrials are an excellent option as well.
Gallatin River 9-3-2009
Inside the Park, the Gallatin is still fishing pretty well. The hatches are thin, but there are a lot of terrestrials to get the fish interested. Cloudy days will bring out good number of Baetis, so be prepared when the weather starts to turn. In the meantime, general attractors, ants, beetles, small hoppers and spruce moths continue to fish well.