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Welcome to YellowstoneFlyFishing.com. As demonstrated in our fly fishing video, we provide you with as much information as possible on Where, What, When and How to fish the variety of waters in Yellowstone country. Let us break it down on what you can expect from this site. What is it that makes fly fishing Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding waters around Yellowstone and Montana so fabled and popular with fly fishermen?
Where . . . Yellowstone Fly Fishing is all about the variety of blue ribbon waters. Take a look at our Directory and you begin to see not just the numbers of different rivers and lakes but they are all world class fisheries.
Often the first question a visiting angler asks when they arrive in Yellowstone country is where do I fish? Anglers who fish this vast region year after year have their favorite spots. But consider this, Yellowstone National Park is over 2.2 million acres which, along with the largest free-roaming wildlife in the country, also boasts some of the most unique "geo landscape" features found nowhere else on earth. We won't go into the details on the wonders of Yellowstone, that's on our other site: YellowstoneNationalPark.com., let us instead talk about the geothermal output of the park.
Yellowstone contains the most geothermal (geysers, hot springs, and fumaroles) features on earth. This, in turn, produces the most concentrated waterfalls on the continent. Waterfalls create running water, lots of water. In drought years of Montana and Wyoming, the Yellowstone ecosystem thrives. Rainfall accumulation is not as critical as the lower elevations because it has these reserves from the earth below.
One of the biological benefits is the variety, consistency and duration of the aquatic insect hatches in and around Yellowstone National Park! It's no wonder why anglers worldwide consider the Yellowstone area a prime fly fishing destination.
What . . . If you come to Yellowstone and expect to catch trophy Rainbows, Browns and Cutthroats, you may be disappointed. We suggest Alaska or possibly some saltwater activity, Bonefish perhaps, although white sand and blue seas are inviting especially during the winter, we prefer a little variety in our natural surroundings and variety is what Yellowstone excels at. The Yellowstone area hatches are so prolific, anglers are advised to research before investing the valuable time. Perhaps even booking a guide trip at least one day. Consider this, an angler can fish the Salmonflies alone, from May to July, by timing the hatches to specific waters. This scenario holds true with every major hatch in the Yellowstone region. The Green Drakes, PMD's, Flavs, Caddis and so on.
When . . .As our friend Craig Mathews says, "There is no best time to fish Yellowstone". We repeat one last time, nowhere on this planet will you find the combination of world class waters, the proliferation of hatches in such a confined area.
How . . . Our directory will emphasize the quality of the experience. Anyone can put on a strike indicator in any body of water and do well. For those who enjoy catching fish that way, we say whatever makes you happy. We prefer the visual aspect that promotes one's skill level. It's just more rewarding to catch a rising trout feeding on emergers than watching a yarn ball suddenly stop and someone yelling at you to "strike:!". Peak insect activity is the key to this kind of quality fly fishing.
We hope our fly fishing site provides enough information so you'll enjoy your trip as much as we love living here.
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