EBS STAFF
In a Sept. 8 press release, Yellowstone National Park announced that all fishing restrictions have been lifted across the park effective immediately. The park previously issued partial closures of select rivers and streams due to warm water temperatures and low flows.
The partial closure was necessary to protect the park’s native and wild trout fisheries when water temperatures exceeded 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) and flows were low, as these conditions can be lethal to trout, according to the release.
“Staff continued to monitor the rivers and streams throughout the partial closure, and have determined that factors such as cooling temperatures, recent precipitation and the extended forecast for cooler weather and a chance of rain allowed for the restrictions to be lifted,” the release stated.
Monday’s notice reopens the Madison River, Firehole River and all associated tributaries, as well as the Gibbon River and all associated tributaries downstream of Norris Campground.
Yellowstone Lake and other lakes will remain open to fishing from sunrise to sunset as specified in the 2025 Fishing Regulations booklet.
