Yellowstone News and Information

  UPDATE: Fishing partially reopens on select rivers in Yellowstone National Park Partial closures still in effect from 2 p.m. to sunrise the following day Fishing on the Madison River at sunrise. NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  August 29, 2025 Contact:   Public Affairs Office , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Effective immediately, select rivers and streams that had been previously closed due to high water temperatures and low flows in Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen to  fishing  due to recent cooler temperatures and rainfall. Fishing remains closed from 2 p.m. to sunrise the following day due to continuing warm water temperatures and low river flows. Water temperatures in select rivers and streams continue to exceed 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) in recent days, and flows are low. These conditions are lethal to trout, and the partial closure will protect the park’s native and wild trout fisheries and will remain in...

  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...

  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...

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