11-05-2008, 05:52 PM
For where you guys are talking about being I would recomend staying in West Yellowstone. It puts you on the west entrance to the park and they have several hotels from your basic mom and pop place up to Holiday Inn Express and a couple above. As for reservations I would recomend it. That is the peak season. You could also try one of the many campgrounds in the area, either in the park, a little further off in Island park or just about in any direction from there. Island Park also has a few decent places to stay, but I'm not sure the costs.
As for wading you should be able to find a lot of wadeable water without much trouble. Henries Lake outlet, Warm River near Ashton ID, several areas of the Henries Fork of the Snake River, and tons of areas in Yellowstone park, not to mention several of the rivers in Montana. You could check this website for updates and ideas, although it is geared towards flyfishing.
jimmysflyshop.com
Just click on reports. The montana waters are at the bottom. Some of the others are also mentioned throughout. I would also recomend the S. Fork of the snake, but it's a bit high for wading that time of year usually in most areas, and at the further end of your 2 hour area from Yellowstone you mentioned.
As for regs, definately check the regulations in that area for what areas you can fish, whether it is artificials only or crimped barbs, special seasons, etc. D/T the Yellowstone cutthroat protections some areas are pretty detailed in their guidelines, especially the Henries Fork. But they are usually pretty easy to understand if you know what section of the stream you are on. You can check the regs that are currently in place at the fish and game site
fishandgame.idaho.gov
They usually don't change a whole lot from year to year, but like I said, check them before hand.
As for some recomendations on lures (most people seem to like flies around here), and there are many opinions, try holopraphic panther martins, or the silver w/ yellow/red bodies in 1/8 - 1/4 oz. Many people also like the black w/ yellow. Kastmasters in 1/4oz size for deeper, or faster streams. Many like the mepps or blue fox lures, I just don't like them as much, but they can can fish too.
Finally I would recomend on streams, get out of site of easy access areas (i.e. the road or bridges). If you can get in a stream and wade down to an area that is barely accessible d/t brush or inaccessible other ways, you should catch fish on the smaller streams. For larger fish I would recomend the Henries and the S. Fork of the snake, but like I said, they are harder to wade in areas and worked over more.
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As for wading you should be able to find a lot of wadeable water without much trouble. Henries Lake outlet, Warm River near Ashton ID, several areas of the Henries Fork of the Snake River, and tons of areas in Yellowstone park, not to mention several of the rivers in Montana. You could check this website for updates and ideas, although it is geared towards flyfishing.
jimmysflyshop.com
Just click on reports. The montana waters are at the bottom. Some of the others are also mentioned throughout. I would also recomend the S. Fork of the snake, but it's a bit high for wading that time of year usually in most areas, and at the further end of your 2 hour area from Yellowstone you mentioned.
As for regs, definately check the regulations in that area for what areas you can fish, whether it is artificials only or crimped barbs, special seasons, etc. D/T the Yellowstone cutthroat protections some areas are pretty detailed in their guidelines, especially the Henries Fork. But they are usually pretty easy to understand if you know what section of the stream you are on. You can check the regs that are currently in place at the fish and game site
fishandgame.idaho.gov
They usually don't change a whole lot from year to year, but like I said, check them before hand.
As for some recomendations on lures (most people seem to like flies around here), and there are many opinions, try holopraphic panther martins, or the silver w/ yellow/red bodies in 1/8 - 1/4 oz. Many people also like the black w/ yellow. Kastmasters in 1/4oz size for deeper, or faster streams. Many like the mepps or blue fox lures, I just don't like them as much, but they can can fish too.
Finally I would recomend on streams, get out of site of easy access areas (i.e. the road or bridges). If you can get in a stream and wade down to an area that is barely accessible d/t brush or inaccessible other ways, you should catch fish on the smaller streams. For larger fish I would recomend the Henries and the S. Fork of the snake, but like I said, they are harder to wade in areas and worked over more.
If you have more questions feel free to send a PM. [
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