Advice for the Yellowstone

[riverdog]

Which Yellowstone River? I used to prefer the one on the South Slope of the Uintas as it’s more scenic and less fished. However with Brookies overrunning the place it’s just not that good of fishing anymore. Now I haven’t fished the Yellowstone in the Park for well over a decade so I’ll let other prepare you for the combat fishing there. While the Park has plenty of fine fishing my advice is to leave some time to fish the tremendous streams that are overlooked just outside the Park. I always like the Forks of the Shoshone but the brutes from Cody Resevoir are probably all back home after making upto a 100 mile round trip spawning run. Try the Snake, Gros Ventre, Salt River, Grays and even the little Salt Creek if you travel through Wyoming on your way up or back. Even the tiny Salt Creek will produce plenty of 15-18 inch Cutts that will readily hit a hopper in August. Good Luck with Yellowstone River and the trout that will have seen thousands of flies casted to them by August but have a back up plan if your serious about fishing on your trip.
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