YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Yellowstone National Park (YNP) is reopening several streams that had been closed to fishing due to warm water temps.
The newly reopened waterways had been closed to anglers from 2 p.m. to sunrise the following day as of July 26, but are open all day as of Wednesday, Aug. 14. They include:
- The Lamar River downstream of Cache Creek to its confluence with the Yellowstone River
- Soda Butte Creek (the entire creek)
- Slough Creek (the entire creek)
- Yellowstone River from Tower Junction north to the park boundary
- Gardner River downstream of Osprey Falls north to the park boundary
- Snake River from Forest Creek south to the park boundary
Three of the park’s rivers remain fully closed to fishing until further notice, including the Madison River, the Firehole River and the Gibbon River and all of their tributaries. These rivers are “heavily influenced” by geothermal features, according to the park, and do not adequately cool down at night.
“Staff will continue to monitor these park rivers and streams, watch weather forecasts and reopen them to fishing when conditions allow,” YNP said in a press release.
