Fishing Journal, August 30, 2004

Fishing in the Yellowstone National Park - Day 1

Location: Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, WY
Date: August 30, 2004
Catch: 1 Rainbow trout, 11 inches
Tackle: Fly rod 9' #5, DT5F, L5X, T5X
Flies: #18 Blue wing olive

This was my first fishing trip to the West. I stayed in a motel in West Yellowstone, Montana from Aug. 29th thru Sep. 2nd. The motel waw just next to the West Entrance of the Park.

There are many famous rivers for trout fishing in the Yellowstone National Park. First, I went to Madison River which is traditional American trout stream. There were many fish rises but I could catch only one small rainbow trout. I moved to Firehole River in the afternoon but I couldn't catch any fish on the Firehole.