I guided a single angler today on Lewis Lake in Yellowstone National Park. He had hoped to do a float trip, but all of our allowed slots on the South Fork were already full. The Green and New Fork Rivers would normally be another option in late June, but they are actually still rising and nowhere near clear. It still may be ten days before we're seeing any decent fishing in Pinedale. Fishing today was fair. My sole angler fished and casted quite well, throwing a Teeny 200 grain sinking line all day with limited success. We netted two lake trout and two browns. He lost or missed another six or seven. The best fishing was in the Lewis-Shoshone channel on leech patterns. I've heard some better reports on the South Fork the last few days. The lower section of the river is nymphing very well on stonefly patterns, and there have been fish seen swiping at orange strike indicators...you know what that means. (There ready for the big bugs!). Here's a shot of a typical Lewis Lake brown taken from the channel.
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wed was a tough day on lewis we only put 7 lakers and a nice 18 inch brown in the boat. i suspect do to low pressure and lightning. missed another 10 or so clients have been putting close to 20 in the boat every day this week. all i can say is think out side the box! catching laker's on size 16 and 18 hooks can be a challenge but will put trout in the boat.
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