Yellowstone National Park, July 3rd, 2024

Warming and dry weather means lake trout in still waters will move deeper to seek cooler waters. Look for fishing success to slow in such as Shoshone and Lewis Lakes inhabited mainly by lake trout.  Lakes inhabited by cutthroat are less impacted by this weather. So we are reaching the time of year when such as Beula and Riddle Lakes become excellent fishing.  Trout Lake becomes mossed up enough to inhibit fishing except when patterns are dropped beneath an indicator. Streams in the Park northeast are still high for good top water fishing, soon will be.

Run-off is gone from Fall River Basin streams, and their top water fishing is improving by the day. PMDs and yellow sallies are numerous. Even damsel flies are hatching and their life cycle patterns bring interest from foraging trout.