P.O. Box 310/105 Yellowstone Ave, West Yellowstone, MT 59758 (406)646-7336
P.O. Box 310/105 Yellowstone Ave, West Yellowstone, MT
59758 (406)646-7336
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Slough Creek is a famous meadow type stream, with great terrestrial fishing for large cutthroat, and in the lower stretches, cuttbows. There is a nice piece of water between the Lamar confluence and the campground, but the most popular places to fish the Slough are up in the three meadows which are only accessible by hiking the two, four, or seven miles required to get there. It is a popular backcountry location for fishermen trying to combine some hiking or backpacking with their fishing. The fishing here is good from around the beginning of July on through the fall for good size cutthroat trout. If you like to sight fish dry flies to large fish, then this is your place. |
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The Yellowstone has enough water to write
a book about, and Bob Jacklin and Gary LaFontaine's
"Fly Fishing the Yellowstone In
the Park" is the definitive guide to this river. The river holds lots of good size,
tricky cutthroat trout. The hatches on this river are complex at times but it is a great
place for anglers to come test their skills over sipping trout. The upper river doesn't
open until July 15th, but good days can be had from then until the end of the fishing
season, November 1st. Be sure to check the regulations as there are several stretches of this river that are permanently closed to fishing to protect some of the spawning waters of the Yellowstone Cutthroat stronghold. The canyon of the Yellowstone is a long stretch of water from Canyon Village all the way over to the town of Gardiner, at the North Entrance. If you like to hike in to your fishing, then a trip down the Black Canyon of the Yellowstone might be for you. It can be a strenuous walk down, but the fishing is generally well worth the effort. We're talking big water with a lot of fish. Yellowstone National Park has quite a bit more to offer in the way of lakes and small streams. If this is your type of thing, then you can catch big browns at Lewis Lake, grayling at Grebe, large cutthroat at Heart Lake, lots of cookie cutter 16-17" cutthroat in Yellowstone Lake. If you like to fish for brook trout or smaller fish in a backcountry setting, take your pick of the small streams draining Yellowstone Country, you'll find more small streams than you might imagine. |
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