Yellowstone News and Information

  News Release Update: Yellowstone lifts fishing restrictions on most rivers and streams parkwide Closures still in effect for Firehole, Madison and Gibbon rivers Fly fishing near Biscuit Basin NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: August 12, 2026 Contact: Yellowstone Public Affairs , (307) 344-2015 Update: Yellowstone lifts fishing restrictions on most rivers and streams parkwide MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. – Beginning Aug. 12, Yellowstone National Park will lift the fishing restrictions on rivers and streams that went into effect on July 29. The restrictions were implemented because low water flows and high water temperatures can be lethal to fish. Cooling weather and water temperatures in the forecast allow for these restrictions to be lifted. Anglers will be able to fish on most park rivers, streams and lakes daily from sunrise to sunset as specified in the 2026 Fishing Regulations booklet . The existing full fishing closures on the Madison, F...

  News Release Warm water temperatures and low river flows prompt fishing closures on select rivers after 2 p.m. in Yellowstone Fly fishing near Biscuit Basin NPS / Jacob W. Frank Subscribe    |  What is RSS News Release Date:  July 9, 2026 Contact:   Yellowstone Public Affairs , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. – Effective Thursday, July 9, 2026, select Yellowstone National Park rivers and streams will close to  fishing  daily from 2 p.m. to sunrise the following day due to warm water temperatures and low river flows.   Water temperatures in select rivers and streams have exceeded 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) in recent days, and flows are low. Additionally, air temperatures with highs around 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) are forecast in the coming days. These conditions are lethal to trout, and the closure will protect the park’s native and wild trout fisheries and will remain in effect until cond...

  News Release UPDATE: Partial fishing restrictions lifted on the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park All parkwide fishing restrictions due to warm water temperatures and low flows lifted Fishing along the Gibbon River. NPS / Jacob W. Frank All parkwide fishing restrictions due to warm water temperatures and low flows lifted Date of release: September 16, 2024 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Effective immediately, the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park is now open to fly fishing from sunrise to sunset. The park has lifted the partial fishing closure on this river and its associated tributaries due to cooler water temperatures. All fishing restrictions parkwide due to warm water temperatures and low flows have now been lifted. Read the  Fishing Regulations 2024 Booklet  for more information about fishing in Yellowstone.

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Yellowstone announces fee increases to fishing and boating permits; Additional revenue will support conservation efforts     News Release Yellowstone announces fee increases to fishing and boating permits; Additional revenue will support conservation efforts   Fly Fishing on Nez Perce Creek NPS / Jacob W. Frank Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: March 24, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning today, fees for fishing and boating permits in Yellowstone National Park will increase. Anglers will be able to purchase fishing permits online via  Recreation.gov starting today for the upcoming season in addition to in-park stores and surrounding communities beginning this spring. See Yellowstone’s fee schedule below for details: Yellowstone Fee Schedule 2020 Fees 2021 Fees Last Fee Increase Fishing   3-day $18 $40 2012 7-day $25 $55 Season ...