09-26-2004, 04:34 PM
Yellowstone National Park Rivers - September 22nd, 2004
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FISHING: Good
Montana Stream Flows [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/current?type=flow"]click here[/url]]
As long as they clear, all of the streams in the northern end of the Park, including Slough Creek, the Lamar River, and Soda Butte Creek, will offer good dry fly fishing on through most of September.
Many Park regulars think the hatches of "fall drakes" in mid-September provide some of the best dry fly fishing of the season. Like Baetis mayflies, these bugs seem to hatch best on days with strong overcast, and a day with drizzling rain or spitting snow is even better. A March Brown Parachute or Hare's Ear Parachute in #12-14 is the ideal pattern choice for this hatch.
Fall Baetis will be mixed in with the hatches of drakes in the fall. Carry Parachute Adams, Parachute Hare's Ears, Sparkle Duns, etc. in #16-18.
The weatherman is predicting the return of warmer temperatures in a few days, and if this happens, there should be one last shot of terrestrial fishing in the Park. Even after a few frosts, there will be plenty of surviving terrestrial insects, including ants, beetles, crickets, grasshoppers, etc.
Some of the spots in the Park that start to fish better in the fall are doing well now. These include the Firehole, the Madison in the Park, and the lower Gardner.
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FISHING: Good
Montana Stream Flows [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/current?type=flow"]click here[/url]]
As long as they clear, all of the streams in the northern end of the Park, including Slough Creek, the Lamar River, and Soda Butte Creek, will offer good dry fly fishing on through most of September.
Many Park regulars think the hatches of "fall drakes" in mid-September provide some of the best dry fly fishing of the season. Like Baetis mayflies, these bugs seem to hatch best on days with strong overcast, and a day with drizzling rain or spitting snow is even better. A March Brown Parachute or Hare's Ear Parachute in #12-14 is the ideal pattern choice for this hatch.
Fall Baetis will be mixed in with the hatches of drakes in the fall. Carry Parachute Adams, Parachute Hare's Ears, Sparkle Duns, etc. in #16-18.
The weatherman is predicting the return of warmer temperatures in a few days, and if this happens, there should be one last shot of terrestrial fishing in the Park. Even after a few frosts, there will be plenty of surviving terrestrial insects, including ants, beetles, crickets, grasshoppers, etc.
Some of the spots in the Park that start to fish better in the fall are doing well now. These include the Firehole, the Madison in the Park, and the lower Gardner.