There are over a hundred lakes and a thousand miles of streams in Yellowstone National Park; nowhere in the world are so many public rivers and streams found in such a condensed area. Seven varieties of gamefish live in Yellowstone: cutthroat, rainbow, brown, brook, and lake trout, along with grayling and mountain whitefish. Only cutthroats, grayling, and mountain whitefish are native to the Park.
In the 1890s, any lake, stream, pond, river, or slough that held water was stocked with fish. Little was known then about fisheries management; many of these places could not support self-sustaining populations and returned to their former barren state. Those that could support fish retain wild populations to this day. The last fish were stocked in Yellowstone in the mid-1950s.
Use our luxury lodge or guest homes or bed & breakfast as your base camp in to Yellowstone Park. Enjoy a very private setting on the banks of the Yellowstone River, just north of Yellowstone National Park. The Yellowstone River is the longest free-flowing river in the contiguous United States. Take daily excursions in to Yellowstone National Park, fishing a variety of its famous streams such as Slough Creek, Lamar River, Yellowstone River (above and below the Grand Canyon), the Firehole, Madison, Gibbon, Gallatin and many more less-travelled locations…including famous lakes such as the Yellowstone, Heart and Lewis Lakes. Catch brown, rainbow, cutthroat, brook, grayling, whitefish, and lake trout on a fly. Fish tiny midges, and large streamers. Watch buffalo and elk grazing as you wade a river…and enjoy all of the sights as you are shuttled to and from your fishing destinations each day.
For those not fishing, there are countless activities, including sight-seeing in Yellowstone Park, horseback riding, spa services, river rafting, shopping (especially for western art) in Livingston and Bozeman, trap shooting, and endless hiking. Concierge services are available.
Visit us at www.riversbendlodge.com for more information on lodging and flyfishing at our facility on the upper Yellowstone River near Yellowstone National Park.
