Insights

While I am not the best or most knowledgable angler out their, I have and continue to learn by fishing a lot. Under the techniques section, you will find tips on fishing the greater yellowstone area that I have learned from my own experiences or am currently learning. My goal is to help you be more prepared when fishing the greater yellowstone angler, as well as grow as an angler through teacing and writing these posts. This section is full a differnet perspectives and techniques that are not fully right or wrong. I encourage you to take these tips and apply them to your way of fishing, having an open mind the next time your out on the water.

Stillwater brown trout

A Beginner’s Guide to Stillwater Fly Fishing

The Greater Yellowstone Region is known for its legendary blue-ribbon trout streams. Rivers like the Madison, Yellowstone, and Henry’s Fork offer some of the best trout stream fishing in the West. Because of these famous rivers, many of the region’s productive stillwaters fail to get the attention they deserve from traveling and local anglers.    […]

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Bakers Hole Campground near Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park Changes Fishing Regulations

Expanded Fishing Season In Yellowstone National Park Recently, Yellowstone National Park announced they are opening the Madison and Gardner rivers within the park’s boundaries for fishing all year round. This regulation change goes into effect starting November 2024, when the rest of the park’s waters close with the general season. Previously, all waters within Yellowstone

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Big Brown Trout

A Lifelong Pursuit

A Lifelong Pursuit On a recent fishing trip, I caught the biggest brown trout that I’ve caught in my young fishing journey. A brown that I measured 24 inches long. The catch left me fist-bumping and shaking there on the river bank. This was a moment I had been looking forward to for many years.

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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River

Eight Tips For Fishing In Yellowstone National Park

Fishing In Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, diverse wildlife, and pristine ecosystems. While many visitors flock to the park to witness the geothermal wonders and majestic wildlife, fly fishermen find a haven in the numerous lakes, rivers, and streams that lay within the park’s boundaries. Fishing in Yellowstone

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Fishing in the Winter

Winter Dry Fly Fishing

Some of our most famous rivers here in the Greater Yellowstone Region (GYR) go desolate in the winter months. Most anglers are off fishing the saltwater, enjoying the holidays, and planning next summer’s trip to Montana. Little do they know, the winter months offer some of the best dry fly fishing of the year.   

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A Madison River Brown Trout

Question Your Experiences

The experiences you have fishing represent .001% of what occurs in fly fishing but represent 99% of what you believe to be true in the sport.     We all have experiences on the water that shape us as anglers. These experiences shape why we fish a certain way, where we fish, and what flies we

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Success is Relative

On a recent fall fishing trip, we waded into a river from which I have learned so much over the years. It was a glorious, surreal morning. Mist lifted from the river as the sun rose over the vast pine tree forest. A moose trotted by us as the bugle of a bull elk made

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