Yellowstone/MT 2017

Luckily there were no fires in Yellowstone this year.  Unfortunately, the rest of western Montana has been dealing with fires everywhere.  The trip started off in the upper 80's, with smoke and haze.  Most of the smoke had blown out by the third day, and by the eighth, winter set in.  With highs in the mid 30's and rain and snow, we were forced to wear our waders for the first time in like four years.  It did wonders for the fires though, so I'll take it.

Overall, fishing was a little slower than years past as we stubbornly persisted to throw terrestrials whether the trout wanted to eat them or not.  Plenty of fish were still caught, but definitely not as fast paced as years past.  Towards the end of the week when the rain and snow set in, we switched over to mainly streamers and went hog hunting.  Caught some nice sized fished, but the 24'+ lake runs eluded us this year.

We also took a day mid week that looked like it was going to be overcast to chase big fish on the Madison with my friend Alice Owsley from Riverside Anglers.  We managed a few nice fish, but the skies cleared and the sun came out, and kind of killed our monster hunt.  If anyone is looking for a trip down the Madison, or in the park, I highly recommend you contact Alice.  She lives and breathes fishing in the Yellowstone area.

As always, below are a few photos.  Hope you enjoy!

A little de-ice action before heading home