Yellowstone Park, October 5th, 2021

The crowds seeking brown and rainbow trout encounters along the Madison River are increasing to the point that civility is suffering. The brown trout run into Lewis River Channel (between Lewis and Shoshone Lakes and below Lewis Lake) is going on and will peak after the park angling season ends at the first weekend of November. That event will also bring many anglers as will the late run up the Gardner River. The Firehole River now offers great fishing with BWO life cycle, white miller, and soft hackled patterns bringing the most interest from trout. If you venture there, watch the upcoming weather. Killing frosts are ongoing along Fall River Basin streams, but a well placed hopper pattern presented as naturally as possible can still lure a trophy trout out of the depths.