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Fishing In Yellowstone Park - Yellowstone Lake,....
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bigfish44
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- Fly Fishing
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Dec 21, 2008
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None
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Fishing In Yellowstone Park - Yellowstone Lake, The Snake River and Slough Creek
Yellowstone is one of the greatest fishing destinations in the entire world. The park is loaded with thousands of miles of fishable rivers and lakes. Yellowstone contains a wide variety of coldwater game fish. The cutthroat trout is the native species of trout in the area and is a wonderful game species. An effort is being made to eradicate non-native species in the area, such as the lake trout and the rainbow trout. There are many, many great areas to fish in Yellowstone from small mountain lakes for grayling to the mighty Yellowstone or Madison Rivers for monster trout. In this article I will discuss a few of my favorites.
Yellowstone Lake is extremely popular for cutthroat trout and lake trout. Taking a fishing charter boat onto the lake and fishing deep diving spoons can yield some large lake trout. A Sea Eagle inflatable boat or kayak is another great way to explore the lake. Try casting flashy lures closer to shore for cutthroats. The cutthroats here are large, beautiful and put up a great fight. Fly fishermen should try fishing a dry fly in the evenings to coax a rise or streamers during the day.
One of my favorite rivers to fly fish in the world is the Snake River. I like to fish the Snake at the south entrance of the park and find that nymph fishing with a pair of prince nymphs set a foot apart to be deadly. I will also fish a dry dropper setup here if the fish are rising. The Snake in my opinion is one of the most beautiful and peaceful fishing rivers in the entire world. I think it is the perfect size because it is large enough to hold large fish but small and slow enough that it can easily be waded. The Snake is loaded with hungry trout and fishing this river is a true treat to any fisherman.
Another fun area to go fly fishing is Slough Creek. Slough Creek is easy to wade and is loaded with fish. Most of the fish here are small and the creek is more of a destination for someone who would rather catch lots of fish rather than large fish. However, that is certainly not to say that there is not the occasional big fish to be found here.
If you love fishing and have never been to Yellowstone than you should definitely make an effort to get up there. Parts of the park can be crowded, but there are many wonderful fishing spots where you won't find another angler for miles and you have hundreds of hungry fish lined up just for you.
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