07-06-2015, 03:21 PM
Thanks for all of the great tips! We went last week and unfortunately, I was outvoted on much of my fishing plans. 
I did get to do a little on Henry's Fork, one evening at Island Park Res. and 3 hours in Yellowstone.
Henry's fork was great for little fish, we caught fish as long as we kept fishing. They were taking everything from flies to salmon eggs and spinners. My only complaint there was some of the people who would see you catching fish and then move in on your spot. One kid actually walked right into the hole I was fishing in and when I asked him not to, he responded by stating that there were no property rights on the river and that he would go where he wanted to. What a jerk!
IP Res was great as well. We fished for about 2 hours and caught 10 fish. They were all perfect size for the fry pan, but only one made the journey home with us. All the rest went back into the lake. Spoons and Jakes seemed to be the magic ticket here.
Yellowstone fishing in the park was a little bit of a letdown for me. I didn't get to fish the lake as planned, but I did get to do a little fishing on the Lamar river and in Slough Creek. I caught fish in both places, but they were small and had almost no fight in them. As soon as they were hooked, they just gave up. One fish was decent sized, he was close to 3 pounds, everything else was small.
The best things in the park this year were the animals. We saw at least 2000 bison, 11 bears, antelope, elk and deer. If anyone is headed up that way and wants to see animals, go to the Lamar Valley. We saw very few animals anywhere else in the park, but from Tower north, they were everywhere!
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I did get to do a little on Henry's Fork, one evening at Island Park Res. and 3 hours in Yellowstone.
Henry's fork was great for little fish, we caught fish as long as we kept fishing. They were taking everything from flies to salmon eggs and spinners. My only complaint there was some of the people who would see you catching fish and then move in on your spot. One kid actually walked right into the hole I was fishing in and when I asked him not to, he responded by stating that there were no property rights on the river and that he would go where he wanted to. What a jerk!
IP Res was great as well. We fished for about 2 hours and caught 10 fish. They were all perfect size for the fry pan, but only one made the journey home with us. All the rest went back into the lake. Spoons and Jakes seemed to be the magic ticket here.
Yellowstone fishing in the park was a little bit of a letdown for me. I didn't get to fish the lake as planned, but I did get to do a little fishing on the Lamar river and in Slough Creek. I caught fish in both places, but they were small and had almost no fight in them. As soon as they were hooked, they just gave up. One fish was decent sized, he was close to 3 pounds, everything else was small.
The best things in the park this year were the animals. We saw at least 2000 bison, 11 bears, antelope, elk and deer. If anyone is headed up that way and wants to see animals, go to the Lamar Valley. We saw very few animals anywhere else in the park, but from Tower north, they were everywhere!
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