Yellowstone News and Information

Yellowstone River changed after massive flood, but what happened to the trout? Anglers find out.

  Climate change is helping invasive species take over trout habitats in Montana, study says

  News Release Collaborative project over 10 years in the making will remove final impediment to native fish migration in Spread Creek Migratory native cutthroat trout rescued during an annual interagency fish salvage from the Spread Creek irrigation ditch system. News Release Date: November 12, 2021 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 Contact: Leslie Steen , 307-699-1022 JACKSON, Wyoming – Trout Unlimited (TU), Grand Teton National Park (GTNP), Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF), and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) announced today that construction to complete Phase 2 of the Spread Creek Fish Passage Project has started. Many years in the making, the project is a large-scale collaborative effort that will prevent future losses of migratory cutthroat trout and other native fish by installing a fish screen on the Spread Creek irrigation system. It will also make much-needed improvements to stabilize the diversion structure and...

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  News Release Yellowstone lifts afternoon fishing closure on rivers and streams Fall fishing on the Madison River at sunrise NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: August 20, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 Yellowstone National Park responded to high water temperatures and unprecedented low stream flows in rivers and streams by instituting a fishing closure during the afternoon and evening (after 2 pm) as of July 24, 2021. Conditions at the time were stressful and even fatal for trout. Park scientists have monitored flow and temperature data since the closure. Temperatures of Yellowstone's rivers and streams have cooled, and flows have improved. Water temperatures are now well below thermal thresholds for trout and flows are returning to long-term averages.   Since conditions have improved, the fishing closure on park rivers and streams has been lifted as of Aug. 20, and anglers can resume fishing all day (sunrise to sun...

  News Release High-water temperatures and low stream flows prompt fishing closures in Yellowstone National Park Spawning cutthroat trout, Lamar Valley NPS/Jay Fleming Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Effective Saturday, July 24, Yellowstone National Park’s rivers and streams will close to fishing in the afternoon and evening due to high-water temperatures and unprecedented low stream flows. This closure will protect the park’s native and wild trout fisheries. What will be closed?   Fishing on rivers and streams will be prohibited from 2 p.m. to sunrise the following day. The closure will remain in effect until further notice. What will be open?   Anglers can fish from sunrise to 2 p.m. Yellowstone Lake and other lakes will remain open to fishing from sunrise to sunset as specified in the Fishing Regulations booklet . Water temperatures have exceeded 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) in rece...

  Yellowstone seeing progress on lake trout suppression

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  How Yellowstone Scientists Really Combat Invasive Species Yellowstone cutthroat trout are on the brink of extinction as invasive lake trout continue to eat them. With the park's ecosystem at risk, it's up to scientists to figure out where these predators came from and how to contain them. (2:31)