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Yellowstone National Park, August 13th, 2022

August 13, 2022
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Fishing Reports, Yellowstone Park

Looking for some very good still water fishing in the park or anywhere else in the region? Beula Lake offers the best, and Riddle Lake is also a good choice. Both lakes host nothing but Yellowstone cutthroat trout and a few species of small forage fish. Beula requires a walk of 2.5 miles from the Ashton-Flagg Ranch Road, while Riddle is reached just south of Thumb Junction by a walk of a bit more than a mile. Both have sections good for being fished from shore, and flotation devices allow fishing the entire lake in both cases.

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Henry’s Fork, August 13th, 2022

August 13, 2022
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Fishing Reports, Henry's Fork

Some of the best fishing on the upper river is in Box Canyon where golden stone flies and terrestrial insects are providing good activity. Visit the river here during daytime hours, and expect recreational boaters to be present especially during weekends. With respect to recreational boaters expect the same on the lower river where terrestrial insects provide some early and late in the day decent fishing success.

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South Fork, August 13th, 2022

August 13, 2022
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Fishing Reports, South Fork

With respect to fishing, the South Fork is now in its seasonal “glory days.” Bank side terrestrial insects are abundant up and down the rive. Emerging mutant golden stone flies produce good early in the day fishing. PMD, pink albert, and caddis activity in or adjacent to riffles is making their life cycle patterns effective especially when cloud cover predominates, and presenting streamer patterns in the evening gives a chance of encountering perhaps a fish of the year from the river. Certainly, many anglers are visiting to enjoy this part of the season, and the recreational public is using the river and its facilities increasingly especially during weekend daytime hours. So expect company during your fishing outing.

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Small Streams, August 13th, 2021

August 13, 2022
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Fishing Reports, Small Streams

We are in the throes of the summer dog days and so the water in so many of our streams is as warm as it will get. So being caught and released under this condition is extremely stressful for salmonids. Only in winter are conditions more stressful for them So consider such as using stronger leaders through which a hooked fish can be played more quickly. After one is landed, try not to remove it from the water at all. Revive it best by facing it totally immersed upstream to get a good flow of water over its gills. Continue this as long as required for increasing it chances of being revived to be enjoyed at a later date.

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South Fork, August 9th, 2022

August 9, 2022
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Fishing Reports, South Fork

No big changes since our last fishing report. The river now offers its seasonal best with respect to fishing. From early in the day mutant golden stone flies, to mid day riffle activity from active PMDs and abundant bank side terrestrial insect populations to PM caddis activity, the river offers an abundance for feeding trout.

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Yellowstone National Park, August 9th, 2022

August 9, 2022
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Fishing Reports, Yellowstone Park

Because flow out of Grassy Lake Reservoir has ended, a natural flow results throughout Fall River in the Park. This condition allows for more consistent dry fly fishing for trout.

Beula Lake is still offering some of the best still water fishing in the park with speckled dun, damselfly and now cinnamon caddis activities of interest to trout. Small leech patterns in black, olive, and purple also bring interest from trout.

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Small Streams, August 9th, 2022

August 9, 2022
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Fishing Reports, Small Streams

Flow out of Grassy Lake is being stopped. This action will lower Fall River and warm its water in Idaho enough to make fishing best early and late in the day. Big Elk Creek’s afternoon western green drake has begun, but as with other South Fork tributaries, terrestrial insect and caddis fly life cycle patterns are also producing. Currently the river in Teton Basin offers very good fishing with PMD activity, caddis and terrestrial insects being of interest to trout.

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Henry’s Fork, August 9th, 2022

August 9, 2022
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Fishing Reports, Henry's Fork

Think terrestrial insect patterns just about anywhere you try the Henry’s Fork. Ants, In particular honey ants will be coming on strong with respect to interesting trout. Dry-dropper rigs also produce in such as Box Canyon, Cardiac Canyon, the Flat Ranch, and Warm River to Ashton.

Headlines from Dr. Rob Van Kirk Henry’s Fork drainage water status report of yesterday follow.

Headlines:  

  • Temperatures climbed above average yesterday, and no precipitation was recorded. Potentially heavy precipitation is expected again late this week and into the weekend.
  • Watershed-wide natural flow decreased yesterday to 75% of average, while diversion increased a hair.
  • At an outflow of 777 cfs yesterday, Island Park Reservoir dropped by around 500 ac-ft and is 62% full, which is average for the date.
  • Water quality: Turbidity at Island Park Dam reached its highest values since last fall yesterday but has dropped quite a bit over the past 18 hours.

Dr. Rob Van Kirk PhD

Senior Scientist

Henry’s Fork Foundation

PO Box 550

Ashton, ID 83420

208-881-3407 CELL

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Southwest Montana, August 6th, 2022

August 6, 2022
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Fishing Reports, South Western Montana

Big news here is that gulper activity is improving during wind-free mornings and evenings on Hebgen Lake. The Madison Arm is the best location for this activity but smaller sheltered bays around the lake also have this activity. You will also find gulper action on Cliff, Elk, Quake, and Wade Lakes.

Use terrestrial insect patterns for best results when fishing the Madison River below Quake Lake.

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