![]() The run starts in mid- September and lasts till the end of October, with the most productive fishing during the last two weeks of October. The usual size is around 14 inches and at times 20 inches.īrown trout run (spawn). ![]() My good friend Jake and I have had a few of those days and I hope to have a few more with Jake before… You will most likely only catch cutthroat trout on these rivers. To be on one of these rivers when you have a 50 fish outing is unforgettable. Cutthroats abound from approximately June 20 (after the spring melt slows) until the Yellowstone fishing seasons ends on October 31. Soda Butte Creek and the Lamar River are part of the same drainage basin. “If there was a guarantee that you were going to catch fish, fishing would be called catching and not fishing.” Now get fishing! While not overly complicated, the fishing regulations are too involved to list in the Best Little Guide Book of Yellowstone, because, if I did, this book would not be little! Park fishing regulations can be had at most park entrances or visitor centers. While you are not allowed to keep native fish that you catch, you can keep, and are actually required to kill, some non-native species. Everyone over 11 years of age will need to get a fishing permit. So, pinch all barbs on your fishing lure/flys and cut 2 hooks off any treble hooks you have. In some streams, the average number of times a fish is caught exceeds 8 per year. The most important thing to know about fishing Yellowstone is that once the spring snow starts to melt, most streams will not be fishable until the melt ends in late June or early July and the muddy waters clear. ![]() Parks Fly Shop, located in Gardiner, is a good source for fishing supplies and information. I would recommend Fishing Yellowstone National Park by Richard Parks. There are many great books on fishing Yellowstone. Every spot I have mentioned is special and I have in no way listed every special fishing spot in Yellowstone. Sometimes I spin fish and other times I fly fish. Let me first say that I am not a hardcore fly fisherman.
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