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Yellowstone
« on: May 27, 2015, 09:01:37 AM »
I'm taking my family to Yellowstone in June for the first time.  We will be staying at Madison campground.  I want to teach my kids how to flyfish. Does anyone have some good ideas of places around there to try?  My kids are 11 and 14.  I have everything for them except waders. Are there plenty of good places to nymph from the banks so they won't have to wade?  Should I invest in the waders or tall boots? I also have float tubes and a small pontoon boat that I have never used.  Should I take them?  Any advise will be put to good use.  Thanks.

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Re: Yellowstone
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2015, 09:24:34 AM »
Where are you staying at?
There's tons of fishing opportunities in the park and outside the park from little creeks to big rivers. June is about prime time too. Make sure, whatever you bring, that you have some salmonfly patterns. They could be going off at that time and they are gourmet food in a trout's eye.
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Re: Yellowstone
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2015, 11:24:34 AM »
Also have a selection of woollybuggers . If the fly rods aren't working out use a light weight spinning outfit and a clear torpedo style float with the fly about 4' from bobber. :tup:
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Re: Yellowstone
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2015, 11:44:52 AM »
If you get a chance stop by Jackson hole Wyoming, just out of the park. Beautiful country, the fly fishing was incredible.
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Re: Yellowstone
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2015, 12:12:21 PM »
That whole stretch of river right around your campground is good. 

I spent quite a bit of time up the Lamar Valley last summer.  It would be worth the drive to hit Trout Lake, it was full of big fish.  Good chance you could have it to yourself - we did in mid July last summer.

http://www.greater-yellowstone.com/Yellowstone-Park/Trout-Lake.html

As an additional benefit, the Lamar Valley is the best place to see critters in the whole Park.  I've been in and out of each entrance and pretty much everywhere in between (Grand Teton as well), and the Lamar Valley is hands down the best place for animal watching.  The Lamar River itself can be great fishing, but it was pretty high and colored up when we were there last July.

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Re: Yellowstone
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2015, 12:23:24 PM »
This is an awesome thread, I'll be there in July and was wondering the same about the fishing.

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Re: Yellowstone
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2015, 12:29:37 PM »
Hit Slough Creek. It's small enough and there was a lot of fish there. I bet the kids could fish it without waders.
The Madison is great fishing but it's fairly large to try and fish without waders. There's a bunch of little creeks that hold fish too.
The Yellowstone is huge and would be tough fishing.
I've got a few books at home on flyfishing the park and surrounding areas. I'll have a gander and see what I can come up with. I can't remember all the names of the little creeks.
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Re: Yellowstone
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Re: Yellowstone
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2015, 01:28:19 PM »
There are nice fish right at the campground.  I caught some 14" Browns while a bunch of kids were swimming and skipping rocks just yards away.  The  Firehole dumps in across the river from the campground.  Depending on flows you should be able to wade across the Madison and Fish up the Firehole a good way.  If you go to the Lamar Valley check out Soda Butte Cr.  Similar to Slough but easier access.

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Re: Yellowstone
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2015, 11:24:27 PM »
Thanks for the help. I read all day at work and am a little bit more acquainted with the park now. I got the 100 best hikes on kindle so I could see where the hikes were and which ones might hold fish and the kind of hike it would be so there would be no whining.   I have the app Youneedamap. It has the trails plus topo on it. A great help. Early summer experience would be nice because a lot of trails are not open due to bears and the flow rates might be too high.  How about skeeters?  Do I need head nets for all this early?  Would it be worth it to hire horses to day trip further in.  Some of the valleys look amazing, but the fam is not prepared to overnight on this trip via backpack. I feel like quitting my job and going for the whole summer to do some of the multi day backpack trips. Keep it coming. That was a great link slenk, I missed it. It will help me plan for the future.  I also didn't think to bring spinning rods and use bobbers with the flys like on trout lake.  Will the kids be able to ride their bikes?
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Re: Yellowstone
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2015, 02:34:19 PM »
I'd imagine that most creeks (even small ones) will hold fish, at least that's how its been for me in other parts of the state, though they may be small they are generally eager to take a fly. Shouldn't need waders for the smaller water plus it'll most likely be a lot warmer then here. I fish in old tennis shoes with shorts and works great plus you can hike in them.
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Re: Yellowstone
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2015, 02:35:34 PM »
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Re: Yellowstone
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2015, 09:53:46 AM »
Haden valley is the best place to see animals.Elk, bear, moose, buffalo, and deer.
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Re: Yellowstone
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2015, 11:20:03 PM »
One thing about Yellowstone that nobody told me was, everthing will get pressurized at that altitude. Sunscreen, ketchup, everything. We got a surprise when we went to open a few things and they just squirted everywhere. Gotta drive out beartooth pass. We didnt since the wife is scared of heights but it is incredible I have heard. I also second Lamar Valley. Absolutely beautiful with tons of critters.
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Re: Yellowstone
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2015, 09:01:31 AM »
Gotta drive out beartooth pass. We didnt since the wife is scared of heights but it is incredible I have heard. I also second Lamar Valley. Absolutely beautiful with tons of critters.

Yes, the Beartooth Highway is incredible.  Not too many highways above treeline like that.  That's a great route to the park if you have a little extra time.  We stayed a few days at the entrance to the park there on the NE side, Cooke City, and could glass up sheep and goats from town.  I brought my own glass, but one store there in town has a Swaro spotter set up looking at the hills - you can just swing by and glass from their front porch.  One morning we woke up with a big bull bison eating grass in the front yard.  Good times.

 


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