Headed to YELLOWSTONE - ADVICE NEEDED

[SherpaB]

I can vouch for Blue Ribbon...worth the time and spending a few $$ to see whats up in YNP. If Slough is fishing well I would head there its definitely a favorite, I've had so much fun there but have been chased off the last two times by bears...not literally but a ranger has come up and said there is a bear in the area. If you are fishing in the NE section bring some bear spray...probably wont need it but ...you never know. Fishing right along the road in from West can be good if you are short for time...fished wet flys there many times and had really good luck.

[Silver Creek]

If your girls are 11 years old or younger they can fish with bait in Obsidian, Indian, and Panther Creek in the Mamouth area of teh Park. You can fly fish and they can bait fish.

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[Magnet]

My son and I hiked up to the second meadow on Slough Creek on Monday. It's five miles in from the trail head which is off a dirt road. The cutthroat fishing is good there and was worth the trek. Definitely have bear spray as was previously mentioned. It's a $50.00 life insurance policy.

[Magnet]

We did see a grizzly and wolves after the hike from a distance in Lamar valley on our way out of the park headed to the Bighorn. Right now Lamar has a large herd of bison probably a couple hundred of them at least. That bear tooth pass was the most amazing road I ever travelled on. We actually got out and had a snowball fight then to top it off it started flurrying! The Olympic ski team trains in the summer up there.

[bobo]

Thanks again guys for all the advice - the day has arrived.
Flying out tomorrow afternoon to Denver and then motoring to YNP.
I'll be sure to post adventures after my return - back 8/4
Tight lines
Bob

[Montana Angler]

Glad to see you heard our podcast! In mid summer most of the waters I discussed on the askaboutflyfishing show are too warm (upper Madison inside of the Park, Firehole and Gardiner). The best fishing in the park mid summer is the North Eastern area between Gardiner and Cooke City. These waters include the Upper Yellowstone, Gardner, Slough Creek, Soda Butte and a few other smaller waters. For a detailed description visit our fishing Yellowstone Park page for a summary. That is a great time to fish big attractor dry flies. On Slough in the meadows sometimes you need to focus on some smaller technical dries but doen't forget to throw some big giant dries and foam hoppers. In the meadows ants and beetles are also a great option. It also pays to do some hiking. If you get off of the roads and walk a bit you can often have some amazing waters to yourself. The only place that you will still see a few other anglers after a long hike is Slough in the meadows because of how famous they are (but they are still worth it, very cool to have a shot at cuts over 20"). Enjoy the trip!