Becoming Ultimate

WIKIPEDIA ON A RAMPAGE

.. After languishing for years Wikipedia has caught up with Yellowstone Fishing. Thanks go to the heroic efforts of Mike Cline. Over the last six months the section has begun to take shape and promises to become a definitive source for "The History Of Angling In Yellowstone National Park."
.. The bibliography is growing at a rapid pace and already contains an excellent assortment of references. The hatch chart will provide you with a place to start, and the major sources of contemporary fishing information are all listed. A brief introduction to 'the major waters' is included, as is a section on regulations.
.. The section on West Yellowstone is still a little sketchy, failing to note that Bud Lilly, Bob Jacklin, and Craig Mathews all got their start by working at Eagle's Store, and that Sam Eagle was the first licensed guide in Yellowstone.
.. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Eagle fly fishing tradition and the 30th anniversary of the Feather Duster Fly.
.. Interested persons can contribute to Wikipedia and make this fine section an excellent reference. Contributors are finally joining in. We applaud this effort. GOOD SHOW!

Soooooo Fine

GO TO THE FIREHOLE -- NOW !

At The Scene

Fisherfolks Guide To West Yellowstone

A START FOR YOUR VISIT

The Basics

.. location, Location, LOCATION. The Map below will give you some help in navigating the town. During the Summer it's a surprisingly crowded place.
.. Enormous condominiums on wheels park in the center of the street. Children chase each other through red lights, visitors walk in the middle of the street, drivers stop and start for no apparent reason, "U-Turns" are common and unannounced, panic stops in intersections are the rule, parking is nonexistent. It's best to park and do it on foot.

[[ Click on the map for larger, printer friendly image ]]
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-- The Fly Shop Map --

1. Blue Ribbon Flies
2. Madison River Outfitters
3. Bud Lilly's
4. Arrick's
5. Eagle's Fly Shop
6. Bob Jacklin's
7. West Yellowstone Fly shop

And Still More

THEY JUST CRANK
THESE THINGS OUT !

P.S. Fishing This Afternoon Was Spectacular

/O.NEW.KTFX.FA.Y.0012.080613T0218Z-080614T0215Z/ /00000.N.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 830 PM MDT THU JUN 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
RAIN AND MELTING SNOW IN...

BEAVERHEAD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DILLON... GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOZEMAN... MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VIRGINIA CITY...SHERIDAN...

* UNTIL 815 PM MDT FRIDAY

* WARMING TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY WILL INCREASE SNOWMELT IN THE MOUNTAINS. WITH SOME STREAMS ALREADY RUNNING NEAR BANKFULL AND SOILS MOIST FROM RECENT PRECIPITATION...THIS INCREASED RUNOFF WILL LIKELY LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF SOME STREAMS. AREAS OF GREATEST CONCERN ARE GALLATIN COUNTY AND NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY WERE UP TO 3 FEET OF SNOW HAS RECENTLY FALLEN IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS ADVISORY WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

LAT...LON 4563 11363 4558 11227 4605 11092 4480 11117 4457 11279 4545 11363 TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 180DEG 0KT 4554 11350

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.. Nothing fancy; big flies that look like a sack of groceries to any hungry trout.
.. This section of the Gibbon River, below Virginia Cascade, was fishable for about two hours this afternoon, (Thursday, 6/12/08.) It probably won't come back into shape for another 10 days.
.. Despite the rosy reports from many sources - conditions guarantee that picking your water is, at best, an "iffy" proposition.
.. Make a lot of new friends when you get here - hire a guide who's seen this before - pay your money and take your chances.

Snow Fish

FROM THE NWS

Snow Advisory

/O.EXT.KRIW.SN.Y.0043.000000T0000Z- 080612T2100Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE... MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL 902 AM MDT THU JUN 12 2008
...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON.

OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK THROUGH 3 PM TODAY. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN AT MANY AREAS ACROSS THE PARK WITH UP TO 7 INCHES AT SYLVAN LAKE. A SNOW TOTAL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH AS MUCH AS 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED OVER SYLVAN PASS NEAR THE EAST ENTRANCE BY 3 PM TODAY. MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS OF AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO ARE EXPECTED AT MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS AND THE WEST ENTRANCE. ROADS ABOVE 8000 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OR BECOME SLICK AND SNOW PACKED THROUGH THIS MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ROADS CAN BECOME ESPECIALLY SLICK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE ROAD SURFACE IS CLOSE TO FREEZING.

VISITORS TO THE PARK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR UNSEASONABLY COLD AND WET CONDITIONS AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF ROAD CLOSURES INTO AND THROUGHOUT THE PARK TODAY.

Spring Continues

BRING YOUR LONG JOHNS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
621 AM MDT WED JUN 11 2008
MTZ008-014-015-052-055-111800-
/O.CON.KTFX.HS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080612T0000Z/

BEAVERHEAD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-JEFFERSON-
GALLATIN-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...HELENA...LINCOLN...ENNIS...
BOULDER...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
621 AM MDT WED JUN 11 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...3 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE
EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...WHILE THE
MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 9 AND 14 INCHES OF
SNOW.

EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A
MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE WARNING
AREA WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONALLY...THIS WILL BE A VERY WET SNOW. IN AREAS THAT
RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE COULD BE SOME POWER
OUTAGES OR DAMAGE TO TREES THAT HAVE LEAFED OUT.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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