About the maps used on this site.
The maps of Montana and Yellowstone National Park are hand-drawn by artist Chris Robitaille. These and many other maps can be found at Xplorer Maps which creates the world’s finest hand-drawn and hand-lettered illustrations of national parks and other significant historical sites and destinations throughout the world. Every line, letter and icon is unique, custom and original to each new map rendered. Originally designed to pay homage to the early cartographers, these high quality and exceptionally detailed custom maps are rendered by Chris Robitaille (Xplorer Maps artist and co-owner) using an antique, old-world style.
Shields River
The Shields is home to an abundant amount of trout that are extremely eager to chow down on dry flies, with miles of private access this is really one of Montana’s best kept secrets! You're sure to have a great day on the shields river with the Yellowstone Cutthroat ready to eat a hopper or a caddis. While working your way up the banks of the Shields you'll have the opportunity to see an abundance of wildlife including moose, deer, and elk! Fishing pressure on the Shields River is extremely low. As the Shields River is so close to many other better-known rivers, such as the Yellowstone River, the Boulder River
and the Missouri River, few anglers ever bother to go out of their way to flyfish this small river. The upper section of the Shields River is home mainly to Yellowstone cutthroat trout and brook trout, which are small but quite numerous. Downstream from the town of Wilsall, the Shields River becomes brown trout water, with some smaller rainbows also being found.
Length of river
62 Miles. Begins in the Crazy Mountains and flows to the confluence with the Yellowstone River just east of Livingston.
The catch
Rainbow, Brown, Cutthroat, Brooke
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Ruby River
The Ruby River can be a great reprieve from the crowds. If you find yourself fishing the Madison or Beaverhead River and want a change of pace the Ruby can be a great option. A small windy river that is more of creek fishes big! Hard fighting and aggressive rainbows dominate the water and will take you for a ride! If you're fishing in the area, add a day of wade fishing the Ruby, you will not be disappointed!!
Length of river
48 miles Miles. Through an agricultural valley to its confluence with the Beaverhead River, near Twin Bridges, Montana.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
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Yellowstone Park Fishing
This The vast majority of the wade fishing trips we offer are done in Yellowstone National Park (YNP), the accessibility and options make it our go to! With many different creeks and rivers to choose from, you are sure to have a unique and unforgettable experience.
The legendry fishing of the waters in Yellowstone Park are world-renowned and have been a fly-fishing destination resort for a hundred years. Yellowstone has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to trout water. The Firehole, Gibbon, Madison, Yellowstone, Gardiner, Lamar, Fall, Lewis, and Thoroughfare Rivers all blue ribbon trout fisheries. View a few of our offerings below.
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Gardiner River-YNP
The Gardner River generally runs clear before other nearby rivers. As a result, productive dry fly fishing can occur in June if favorable conditions occur. Popular dry flies for the lower Gardner River include Caddis and Parachute Adams. Beginning in July and lasting through September, the Gardner River, as elsewhere in many of the park rivers, becomes an excellent place to use hopper and beetle imitations all summer long!
Length of river
25 Miles. The entire river is located within Yellowstone National Park.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
Gardiner River-YNP
The Gardner River generally runs clear before other nearby rivers. As a result, productive dry fly fishing can occur in June if favorable conditions occur. Popular dry flies for the lower Gardner River include Caddis and Parachute Adams. Beginning in July and lasting through September, the Gardner River, as elsewhere in many of the park rivers, becomes an excellent place to use hopper and beetle imitations all summer long!
Length of river
25 Miles. The entire river is located within Yellowstone National Park.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
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Lamar River-YNP
The Lamar River is one of the most beautiful rivers in Yellowstone National Park, flowing through the Lamar Valley - what can only be described as one of the most beautiful meadows found anywhere. Large herds of Bison and Elk lazily graze along the river in the Lamar Valley. Wolves can even occasionally be spotted. The best fly fishing on the Lamar River occurs once run-off subsides, usually between late-June to late-July. When not being fed by melting snow, the Lamar River has crystal clear water. Cutthroat trout, in decent sizes, are found in the Lamar River.
Length of river
40 Miles. Though, it is this 7 mile stretch that has made the Lamar famous in fly fishing circles.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
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Lamar River-YNP
The Lamar River is one of the most beautiful rivers in Yellowstone National Park, flowing through the Lamar Valley - what can only be described as one of the most beautiful meadows found anywhere. Large herds of Bison and Elk lazily graze along the river in the Lamar Valley. Wolves can even occasionally be spotted. The best fly fishing on the Lamar River occurs once run-off subsides, usually between late-June to late-July. When not being fed by melting snow, the Lamar River has crystal clear water. Cutthroat trout, in decent sizes, are found in the Lamar River.
Length of river
40 Miles. Though, it is this 7 mile stretch that has made the Lamar famous in fly fishing circles.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
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Slough Creek-YNP
Anglers regard the river as being in four sections. The first mile above its juncture with the Lamar is a cascade-riffle stretch through a steep canyon. It is not much fished. The reason is that from the bench at the head of this canyon to the second canyon, a half-mile above Slough Creek Campground, are three miles of really excellent water much more easily reached. It is pools, runs and riffles, one after the other, through an open,
meadow-laced basin, and the largest fish in the creek are to be found here. But they are very difficult to catch in the larger sizes (twenty inches and up). Don't ever believe that these cutthroat are as simple to fool as their more numerous kin of the Yellowstone. These big bruisers in the open meadow pools are as tough to deceive as a five-pound brown.
Length of river
25 Miles. Originates in the Beartooth Mountains, and flows southwest, into Yellowstone National Park and discharges to the Lamar River near Tower junction.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
Slough Creek-YNP
Anglers regard the river as being in four sections. The first mile above its juncture with the Lamar is a cascade-riffle stretch through a steep canyon. It is not much fished. The reason is that from the bench at the head of this canyon to the second canyon, a half-mile above Slough Creek Campground, are three miles of really excellent water much more easily reached. It is pools, runs and riffles, one after the other, through an open,
meadow-laced basin, and the largest fish in the creek are to be found here. But they are very difficult to catch in the larger sizes (twenty inches and up). Don't ever believe that these cutthroat are as simple to fool as their more numerous kin of the Yellowstone. These big bruisers in the open meadow pools are as tough to deceive as a five-pound brown.
Length of river
25 Miles. Originates in the Beartooth Mountains, and flows southwest, into Yellowstone National Park and discharges to the Lamar River near Tower junction.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
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Soda Butte Creek-YNP
Of all the delicious looking trout streams in Yellowstone National Park,
Soda Butte Creek surely ranks among the finest. Extensive meadows, broken up by pockets of forest, line the lower banks of the river as it twists and turns towards its confluence with the Lamar River at the eastern edge of the Lamar Valley. The fly fishing in Soda Butte Creek is excellent. Similar to the Lamar River, Soda Butte Creek can run high and muddy during spring run-off, an event that can last through late-July in some years. However, once Soda
Butte Creek begins to clear, excellent fly fishing for cutthroat trout can be found on the lower section of the river.
Length of river
Soda Butte Creek is an approximately 20 miles long. A major tributary of the Lamar River in Yellowstone National Park.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
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Soda Butte Creek-YNP
Of all the delicious looking trout streams in Yellowstone National Park,
Soda Butte Creek surely ranks among the finest. Extensive meadows, broken up by pockets of forest, line the lower banks of the river as it twists and turns towards its confluence with the Lamar River at the eastern edge of the Lamar Valley. The fly fishing in Soda Butte Creek is excellent. Similar to the Lamar River, Soda Butte Creek can run high and muddy during spring run-off, an event that can last through late-July in some years. However, once Soda
Butte Creek begins to clear, excellent fly fishing for cutthroat trout can be found on the lower section of the river.
Length of river
Soda Butte Creek is an approximately 20 miles long. A major tributary of the Lamar River in Yellowstone National Park.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
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Fire Hole River-YNP
The Firehole River is located in northwestern Wyoming, and is one of the two major tributaries of the Madison River. It flows north approximately 21 miles from its source in Madison Lake on the Continental Divide to join the Gibbon River at Madison Junction in Yellowstone National Park.
Length of river
21 miles. From its source in Madison Lake on the Continental Divide to join the Gibbon River at Madison Junction.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
Fire Hole River-YNP
The Firehole River is located in northwestern Wyoming, and is one of the two major tributaries of the Madison River. It flows north approximately 21 miles from its source in Madison Lake on the Continental Divide to join the Gibbon River at Madison Junction in Yellowstone National Park.
Length of river
21 miles. From its source in Madison Lake on the Continental Divide to join the Gibbon River at Madison Junction.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
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Gibbon River-YNP
The Gibbon River flows east of the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park, in northwestern Wyoming, the Northwestern United States. Along with the Firehole River, it is a major tributary of the Madison River, which itself is a tributary of the Missouri River.
Length of river
25 Miles. From Grebe Lake, until meeting with the Firehole River for the genies of the Madison River.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
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Gibbon River-YNP
The Gibbon River flows east of the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park, in northwestern Wyoming, the Northwestern United States. Along with the Firehole River, it is a major tributary of the Madison River, which itself is a tributary of the Missouri River.
Length of river
25 Miles. From Grebe Lake, until meeting with the Firehole River for the genies of the Madison River.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
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Madison River-YNP
A tributary of the Missouri River, the Madison River travels through Yellowstone National Park. After crossing the park boundary, it flows into Hebgen Lake towards Ennis, Montana, and continues northwest where it meets the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers to form the Missouri River.
Length of river
19 Miles. The distance it traverses through YellowStone Park.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
Madison River-YNP
A tributary of the Missouri River, the Madison River travels through Yellowstone National Park. After crossing the park boundary, it flows into Hebgen Lake towards Ennis, Montana, and continues northwest where it meets the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers to form the Missouri River.
Length of river
19 Miles. The distance it traverses through YellowStone Park.
The catch
Rainbows, Browns
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Our Half and Full Day Rates
half day includes:
Up To Two Anglers
All Necessary Fishing Gear
Professional Fly Fishing Instructor
Shuttle To and From Fishing Selection
Four Hours of Fishing
does not include:
Gourmet Streamside Lunch
Montana Fishing License
$550
full day includes:
Up To Two Anglers
All Necessary Fishing Gear
Gourmet Streamside Lunch
Professional Fly Fishing Instructor
Shuttle To and From Fishing Selection
Full Day of Fishing
does not include:
Montana Fishing License
$700
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