YNP Report - June 19, 2025

Name: Fishy Joe's Picks - Custom Fly Assortments
Brand: Big Sky Anglers
SKU: jjp-madison-12
Price: 42.0 USD
Availability: InStock

by Steve Hoovler

Warm Weather Brings Early Hoot Owl Restrictions in the Park

Well folks, we saw this one coming. Unseasonably warm and dry conditions have prompted the National Park Service to implement hoot owl restrictions on the Firehole, Gibbon, and Madison Rivers inside Yellowstone—just a few short weeks into the season.

Effective immediately, fishing on these rivers is closed daily from 2:00 PM until sunrise the following morning. This is an unprecedented early-season move, and it reflects just how quickly water temperatures have climbed into the stress zone for trout.

We recommend giving the Madison River in YNP a full break for now. Even early in the day, water temps are creeping up beyond safe levels, and those fish deserve a rest until things cool back down in the fall.

On the Firehole and Gibbon, consider fishing only the furthest upstream stretches where cooler water persists. Think the meadows below Biscuit Basin on the Firehole, or the upper meadow sections of the Gibbon.

At the moment, these are the only waters in the Park under restriction, but that could change quickly. Stay tuned for updates from the Park Service HERE.

What’s Next in the Park?

Outside of those closures, options in the Park remain a bit limited this week as we’re still just a bit early for many of our favorite Cutthroat fisheries. The Yellowstone River inside the Caldera doesn’t open until July 1, and up in the Northeast Corner, Slough Creek, Lamar River, and Soda Butte Creek are still running high and a little off-color. But they are close, and things could come into shape fast.

In the meantime, the Gardner, Gallatin, and Snake Rivers are your best bets for the coming week. These fun and productive fisheries are rounding into form, and we expect to see the first good hatches of PMDs, caddis, Green Drakes, Golden Stones, and Salmonflies showing up any day now. This weekend’s cooler weather may hit the brakes briefly, but the hatch train is still very much on schedule.

As always, check in with the shop for the latest conditions, fly recs, and river updates—we’re happy to help you stay dialed in.

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Fishy Joe's Picks - Custom Fly Assortments

$42.00

Location

Madison River

Henry’s Fork

Yellowstone Park

Hebgen Lake

Quantity

12 Pack

24 Pack

36 Pack

Fishing Date: Select the date when you'll be fishing and we'll customize the assortment to match the expected conditions. If no date is selected, we'll give you our overall favorites.

PUT FISHY JOE'S DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AND THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO FLY SELECTION TO WORK FOR YOU!

Joe Moore has spent his career fooling fish throughout Big Sky Country, and whether it's one of his own innovative patterns, or another guide approved fly, Fishy Joe's Picks should be the first flies you tie on. There's a reason he's called Fishy Joe after all!

"There's nothing better than having one of our sport's most respected guides and outfitters hand-pick your flies."

These fly assortments are hand-picked by Fishy Joe himself, and come in a water-proof, micro-slit foam fly box (pictured). Please select the river of choice, the quantity of flies you would like, and the time period you are interested in. Joe will be sure to get you the goods!

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Yellowstone

An angler could spend a lifetime of summers exploring and mastering the roadside waters of Yellowstone Park alone. Rivers like the Madison, Gallatin, Gibbon, Firehole, Lamar, and Yellowstone all have relatively easy access. And that is just a small fraction of the over 200 fishable streams and 45 fishable lakes in the Park.

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