Fishing on the upper Yellowstone River

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Doing what we love to do!



Daybreak from the cabin





An average Brown Trout for the week was 16-18". Biggest was a 21.5"





We hung rings from the back deck so Gen could work on her muscle ups





Surprisingly cool for mid-July...stayed in the mid-80's most days





A decent Brown that Gen caught. She bloodied his lip





Weather building





Can't argue with this

[paolo59]

Absolutely beautiful country!

[SteveWright1]

congrats Big Sky Guy

how mant trout did you catch in total- from the description it sounds like the fishing was very good

all on the fly? wet or dry?

beautiful location for it
temp in mid 80s sounds comfortable to me - too hot and it become less enjoyable

[Phattso]

Beautiful. Post some more

Are those browns catch and release, or can you harvest some?

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Absolutely beautiful country!

No doubt.

congrats Big Sky Guy

how mant trout did you catch in total- from the description it sounds like the fishing was very good

all on the fly? wet or dry?

beautiful location for it
temp in mid 80s sounds comfortable to me - too hot and it become less enjoyable

Those that were using lures such as spinners and spoons were catching 6-10 trout a day.

Fly fishing was a bit more of a challenge as the Yellowstone is running high. We tried both dry and wet. Very little action on the top of the water, despite a decent Caddis hatch. Running a prince nymph or a stone fly pattern on a dropper pulled a few more fish, but they were mostly whitefish. Only a couple brown and rainbows on flys all week, so I grabbed a spinning rod every now and again and threw some metal in the water and caught several in the 16-19 range.

Beautiful. Post some more

Are those browns catch and release, or can you harvest some?

We can keep 4 brown and/or rainbows per day and in possession, with 1 over 18". Cutthroat are catch and release.


Big Country

[beachguy498]

I have to get out that way sooner than later, looks like you had a great time.

[mcbourque]

Beautiful pics! Thanks for posting
Was the fish tasty?

[frozensparky]

That's some beautiful scenery and awesome fish. Looks perfect

[Plateauplower]

That's awesome, I bet they taste great out of that cold clean water. Wife and I loved our Yellowstone area backcountry hiking/camping trip. It's beautiful country.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

I have to get out that way sooner than later, looks like you had a great time.

Definitely worth the trip

Beautiful pics! Thanks for posting
Was the fish tasty?

Always is in the colder water.

That's some beautiful scenery and awesome fish. Looks perfect

We do it every summer

That's awesome, I bet they taste great out of that cold clean water. Wife and I loved our Yellowstone area backcountry hiking/camping trip. It's beautiful country.

Definitely some amazing country in and around YNP.

[so-tex]

One word. Awesome!

[FlaIronMind]

Beautiful pics brother.

Still planning on heading up your way, just working out when. Recently headed over to Jackson, WY for a little bit, but didn't get all the way up to MT. Managed to cast some lines on the Snake though, in a few spots, and, even though the water was chocolate milk, landed (and released) some beautiful native cut-throats.

God's country for sure.

Will definitely give you a shout when we're heading up brother.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

One word. Awesome!

No doubt.

Beautiful pics brother.

Still planning on heading up your way, just working out when. Recently headed over to Jackson, WY for a little bit, but didn't get all the way up to MT. Managed to cast some lines on the Snake though, in a few spots, and, even though the water was chocolate milk, landed (and released) some beautiful native cut-throats.

God's country for sure.

Will definitely give you a shout when we're heading up brother.

Fished the Snake River several years ago with my father and son, up in the Hells Canyon area.

We look forward to your visit!

[Fishman15]

Cool thread...thanks for sharing! Those browns are gorgeous as was the scenery...

[Phattso]

Big Sky, is the cabin your home or is it a get-away cabin?

Curious, where is the nearest gym?

[mirroroferised]

Just awesome photos. Looks like an amazing time.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Cool thread...thanks for sharing! Those browns are gorgeous as was the scenery...

Absolutely.

Big Sky, is the cabin your home or is it a get-away cabin?

Curious, where is the nearest gym?

Cabin was built by my mother and step-father for fishing, going into Yellowstone Park, holidays and vacations. Definite decompression when we are here. Closest Gym is 20 min away, but we typically take a break from everything except hiking, biking, fishing, snow shoeing or CC skiing. We may throw in a tabata of pushups, situps, air squats, pullups, or some such, and just hung rings on this trip so we can do dips and work on muscle ups.

Just awesome photos. Looks like an amazing time.

Definitely one of our favorite things to do each year and we always bring our children to pass it on.

[GreekyBeth]

Looks extremey peaceful, BSG. Mirin scenery and trout. Would love to "decompress" there.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Looks extremey peaceful, BSG. Mirin scenery and trout. Would love to "decompress" there.

We have a great time! Half of the guides are old cowboys who run hunting camps as well, so the stories are never lacking.