Do it yourself Yellowtone River Float trip ?

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Folks,

Myself and two friends are putting together a do it yourself Yellowstone River Float / Fishing trip. (I have never fished the Yellowstone, although we have done similar trips on the Bitterroot, the Clark Fork, the Madison, and the Big Hole.)

We will be car camping, traveling up and down the river, rafting, & fishing. We will be out there the second week of September. (We will have two vehicles so finding shuttles is not an issue.)

Looking for any advice anyone is willing to share?

  1. Good float / fishing sections (we are willing to float anywhere from Gardiner to Laurel)

  2. Good Water levels (cfs to watch for or avoid)

  3. Any river hazards or floating restrictions?

  4. Fly Patterns to have?

  5. Good car camping places ? National Forest, Private, or FAS sites?

  6. Good bars, for cold beer and burgers?

Any info would be great!!

If you not interested in posting this kind of thing in a public forum, you can email me at nwwheeler@ntelos.net

I would be willing to trade info for anyone wanting to come here to West Virginia for trout and / or smallmouth…

Thanks.

Tony
Charleston, West Virginia

[This message has been edited by TonyW (edited 13 July 2006).]

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Here’s a suggestion.

Hire a guide for the day, and you’ll learn:

  1. Where to fish
  2. How to fish
  3. Flies to fish, and

probably a ton of other important ‘to know’ stuff.

Then, you should be adequately armed for a productive DIY Yellowstone trip.

You will be there during arguably probably the best time of year.

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Tony,
We were just through there and there are alot of both forest service and blm camping available along the river. Also quite a few private RV parks like Yellowstones edge, KOA, etc. I would look for boat ramps and follow the rest of the boats for awhile. There are alot of fly shops all the way from Gardner to Livingston and any will help you out. such as [url=http://www.dan-bailey.com/:23f09]http://www.dan-bailey.com/[/url:23f09] [url=http://www.yellowstoneangler.com/:23f09]http://www.yellowstoneangler.com/[/url:23f09] [url=http://www.flyfishingconnection.com/yellowstone.html:23f09]http://www.flyfishingconnection.com/yellowstone.html[/url:23f09]
Good luck and enjoy the area.

Jon from Idaho

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There are lots of river access points, but I’d stay out of Yankee Jim Canyon. Cheers.

[This message has been edited by crcaddis (edited 14 July 2006).]