Fly Fishing the Yellowstone Area with Parks' Fly Shop

This season we've been blessed/cursed with a very heavy snowpack and a wet, cool spring. This is going to result in an extended season for some of the waters in the western part of YNP, a late start for waters at the north end of the park and beyond the north boundary, and much more consistent conditions than usual from mid-August onward on these northern waters. Listen for more details.

This year we expect a protracted, heavy runoff on the Yellowstone River. During years with such conditions, the river typically becomes fishable at a higher than usual level and requires changes in flies and tactics, but produces some big, aggressive fish.

In this podcast, Walter discusses the fishing opportunities available on the Yellowstone River and Paradise Valley spring creeks from late March through mid-April, probably the most underrated time of year to fish the region.

In this podcast Walter discusses the timing and location of Salmonfly hatches in Yellowstone Park and on the Yellowstone River. The podcast then recycles an audio file we made last summer about top tactics and techniques for fishing the Salmonfly hatch.

Parks' Fly Shop is located in Gardiner, Montana, at the North Entrance to Yellowstone Park. We plan to produce podcasts every couple weeks to provide fishing tips, information on fishing conditions, fishing forecasts, etc.