These days most fly fishing folk entering the Park from West Yellowstone relish their drive into the Park along the Madison, take a right turn at Madison junction, glance at the Gibbon in National Park Meadows, and head on to the Firehole.
The Gibbon is shaping up nicely, and deserves more than a fly fisher’s cursory glance these days.
Flows are still above seasonal averages – Joe from Pocatello opined in an email yesterday that flows were ‘double what they normally are…’; as you can see from the graph this morning they’re not quite that high though rains forecast for the weekend could push flows a bit higher (for a short time).
The river is now fishing above and below the falls, and you’ll see PMDs and Caddis on this river now, though as Yellowstoner recently noted, much of the Gibbon is also attractor pocket water that produces most often smaller but beautiful fish.
I for one continue to feel that the Gibbon – Norris road relocation will be a great thing for this fishery; having fewer rods around in season is almost always a good thing. Be prepared to lace up those hiking boots and get to it.
Tags: River - YNP - Gibbon
