Yellowstone Park, June 24th, 2023

The Firehole River is beginning to warm, so begin considering other waters to fish. Some of the best stream fishing currently in the park is on the Lewis River Channel between Lewis and Shoshone Lakes where resident brown trout will chase streamer patterns. The channel also has a minor giant stone fly emergence and some green drakes. Green drakes are also in the river below Lewis lake (where browns are wary beyond belief) at least to the top of the canyon. Fishing on Shoshone Lake using the strategies we described in our last report work big time.

If traveling a distance to enjoy some of the largest cutts and bows in the Park is OK with you, Trout Lake, a few miles west of the northeast entrance offers these. The lake is about half a mile uphill walk from the highway. It can be fished from shore, but packing a flotation device to get onto it is a best strategy. Damsel and dragon fly life cycle patterns, scud and leech patterns, sometimes suspended under an indicator, sometimes slow trolled (intermediate line) bring best results. The lake will begin weeding up big time soon making wet fly fishing difficult ,so the next few weeks is best time for a visit.