Firehole, WY
Below Falls and above geyser field
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 8:30am to 5:00pm
- Best Fishing Time
- -
- Rating
- Fair
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- -
- Water Clarity
- Stained - 1' to 3' visibility
- Water Level
- -
- User
- Tony Broderick
Pictures
Fish Caught
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20" | #8 Gold Soft Hackle | |
| 1 | 11" | #8 Soft Hackle | |
| 10 | 8" | #22 Adams | |
| 12 | 9¼" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mostly Cloudy | X | ||
| Cloudy | X | X | |
| Precipitation | |||
| Rain - Light | X | ||
| Snow | X | X | |
| Sleet/Hail | X | ||
| Wind | |||
| Very Light - <5 knots | X | ||
| Light - 5 to 10 knots | X | ||
| Medium - 10 to 15 knots | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 30.0°F / 45.0°F
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 88% Full (Waxing gibbous)
Other Patterns Tried
No other pattern information for this outing.
Hatches
No hatch information for this outing.
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
Lisa (wife)Waypoints
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Tides
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Notes
First day of trip. Met Scot from Blue Ribbon Flies at shop. Wade trip that day cuz of the weather.
Went to Madison River just outside of West Yellowstone to Beaver Meadow. Serious bear-watch area. Cloudy, rainy all morning. We swung streamers with a soft-hackle dropper. Lisa got a few quick hits with no takers. I eventually brought in a fat 20in rainbow on the swing. I think we should have tried stripping but just did drift and swing per guide. Scot said big fish in river, coming from Hegban Lake to spawn.
Hooked into huge brown (26"+) that got off just as guide try to net.
Went next into park and fished Firehole just below falls. Nice water no fish tho. Did land an anemic 10 bow rife with whirling dz.
Next went farther up Firehole to meadow with bend in river. Lisa and I tagged a few but nothing special. Nice water. The rain turned to sleet and then to snow and temp dropped fast. Midge hatch started and Lisa brought in a slew of little bows over ~1/2 hour. Loved listening to the elk bugle as the snow fell on the river.
Scot was a great guy and a B to B+ guide. Definitely a talker. Had a great time.