Opener forecast from West Yellowstone

Link below to a report from West Yellowstone's newspaper. This report was written by Bucky at Blue Ribbon Flies...make sure to sign up for their weekly report.

Saturday ‘should be a good one’ as the park opens to fishing

Fishing starts!

Crap weather if you like getting an early start in Yellowstone, but today is the first day of fishing in the park.

I went through West Yellowstone Thursday night but had to go north to Bozeman enroute to North Dakota for a family visit. Felt weird to be there and NOT go to the park.

No doubt, I'm a fair weather fisherman and can wait for warmer days! But I do LOVE just being in the park.

HazMat on YNP roads

I never thought about hazmat trucks wrecking in the park. The link should take you to a recent event that was technically in the park.

Yellowstone National Park

Climate Prediction Maps

Here is a link to the prediction maps. Look for the different months to the left of the maps.

Climate Prediction Center - seasonal Outlook

Updated river forecast from NBC Montana

Looks like an early-to-normal  peak for rivers. Climate forecasts at the prediction center calling for hot and dry this year.

Southwest Montana River Levels Expected To Be Average, Not Flood - News Story - NBCMontana NBC Montana

YNP season opens this weekend!

Reminder that YNP fishing opens this weekend!

Get your YNP Trip Planner at http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/upload/12tripPlanner.pdf 

Wow! Spring on the Lamar River

Rob's Idaho Perspective: A Story of Bison, Wolves, and the Raging Lamar River

The blog post above is a great read. Pics of bison and wolves! That must have been a great trip.

Choosing a backpack info-graphic

Link to a cool infographic about backpacks...
How many cats or bacon slices can you fit in a pack? - Trailspace.com

Starting to dream about this year's adventures!

I normally think alot about fishing the minute I put my skis away for the year...honestly, I also think about fishing during a long uphill slog in cold windy weather, too!

Anyway, I've been really busy with travel and work since January, and I can see a light at the end of the tunnel at June 10th or so.

This year, Paul will be able to walk sown to a river with me and spend hopefully at least a few hours there. I have July, August, and September trips outlined but no real details yet.

And that's where the dreaming comes in!