07/23/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/23/2021 10:25
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?
Anglers: Please fish during the coolest times of day and land fish quickly--do not play hooked trout to exhaustion. Gently handle fish in the water as much as possible and let them recover before release . Your cooperation will protect the park's fisheries and may preclude the need to prohibit fishing at all times of the day on some rivers and streams if conditions worsen.