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Warm water temperatures and low river flows prompt fishing closures on select rivers after 2 p.m. in Yellowstone National Park - NPS
News Release Warm water temperatures and low river flows prompt fishing closures on select rivers after 2 p.m. in Yellowstone National Park Fly fishing on the Madison River. NPS / Neal Herbert News Release Date: June 18, 2025 Contact: Public Affairs Office , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Effective Thursday, June 19, 2025, 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. 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 conditions improve. Cooler temperatures are expected this weekend. Staff will continue to monitor the water temperatures. The closure may be lifted if water temperatures adequatel...
Update: Partial fishing closures on rivers and streams lifted in Yellowstone National Park - NPS
News Release Update: Partial fishing closures on rivers and streams lifted in Yellowstone National Park Full closures remain in effect on geothermally influenced streams Map of Yellowstone rivers indicating fishing closures. NPS News Release Date: August 14, 2024 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 Update: Partial fishing closures on rivers and streams lifted in Yellowstone National Park Full closures remain in effect on geothermally influenced streams Date of release: August 14, 2024 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Effective immediately, the partial fishing closures on select rivers and streams in Yellowstone National Park have been lifted and are now open. The full closures on rivers and streams that are strongly influenced by geothermal features will remain in effect at this time. Which rivers and streams have reopened to fishing during normal hours, sunrise to sunset? Lamar River downstream of Cache Creek to its confluence with the Yellowstone River Soda Butte Cre...
Spring in the park: A bike ride from West Yellowstone to Gibbon Falls - Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Spring in the park: A bike ride from West Yellowstone to Gibbon Falls