Winding down in Yellowstone
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In mid October, dawn comes slowly in Yellowstone like cold molasses. Coupled with our cursed good weather, the fishing was tough on the crystal clear Madison and Gibbon. Clear skies, no wind, icy temps and no bugs made for a tough morning where the scenery was definitely better than the fishing.
A slow dawn on an icy Madison morning in October
The view above Grasshopper bank
No more cold winters for this bison
The Gibbon is tough, but it’s impossible on a clear day.Wisely I suspect, there were few anglers about until mid-day, and even then only a handful. By noon, the icy 19 degree morning had warmed to the mid 60s and Biscuit Basin on the upper Firehole turned on. Not many bugs as the skies remained clear, but the warm temps still had hoppers hopping in the meadows. Biscuit Basin provides several miles of braided meadow channels where larger than normal browns hang under shaded undercuts. Despite incredibly clear and low water, a well placed bugger/soft hackle or small hopper along these undercuts will bring out the best fish.
Several of these nice browns came to the soft hackle
Last week, my neighbor Bruce fished this skinny Biscuit Basin water with me. Lots of success with small hoppers and ants.
All these undercut banks hold good fish.
Breakfast courtesy of the Holiday InnAbout two more weeks in the 2010 park season. Should get down there a few more times. Hopefully we’ll have some nasty weather to make the [s:25h2hf6t]fishing[/s:25h2hf6t] catching improve. The fishing is always great.
Good looking stuff mike. I love the west side of the park, especially in the fall. were the elk out in numbers around the madison?
were the elk out in numbers around the madison?
The Madison herd of elk have dwindled drastically in the last 5 years because of the wolves.
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