There are Opportunities Out There Waiting For You to Catch and We Can’t Wait to Tell You About What We Just Found!
This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale goes on the hunt to find some alternatives for anglers, especially you flyfishing anglers that have had to cancel your fishing plans due to high river water temperatures that have prompted Hoot Owl Restrictions and in many cases river fishing closures. As Rigger put it; “I started getting emails and texts from folks asking if I knew of any rivers without fishing restrictions, so I got a hold of our buddy Garrett Osler in West Yellowstone. Garrett is one of the most knowledgeable anglers in the Yellowstone area as well as across Southern Montana. We knew that Hebgen Lake down that way often has some excellent flyfishing for awesome trout and sure enough Garrett said that the fish in the lake are doing what they call “the Gulp” right now. He said there is all kinds of hatches happening, callibaetis, caddis, mayflies, hoppers etc. So, there is lots of things going on in the lake and there are no fishing restrictions!” So that is great news for flyfishing anglers that want to head that way”. Now, here is where things get even better so make sure you watch or listen to this podcast because Garrett also gave a TON of great ideas that the whole family can take part in! Things like the Mountain Man Rendezvous going on in West Yellowstone which is fascinating. But it gets even better, there is also the West Yellowstone Wild Horse Stampede going on which is an awesome rodeo with PRCA Bull Riding and much more! The Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center where you can see up close Grizzly Bears, Wolves, Otters and more. Whereas Garrett told us the Grizzly Bears do product testing. Watch them test the latest “bearproof” containers! So that ought to give you plenty to do right? Well Garrett tells us even MORE great stuff that is going on that you will love and there is a huge added benefit considering how hot it is out there, West Yellowstone is usually 10 to 15 degrees cooler than the rest of the state! That is why we are saying you really need to watch or listen to this podcast to learn about all the incredible stuff you can do! There is so much going on in a much cooler environment. BUT this podcast delivers even more “cool news”. When you watch or listen Downrigger shares a few secrets you do not want to miss! In fact, he actually SHOWS you how to get to a place on the FWP website most folks don’t know about, not that they don’t want you to know about it, it’s just hard to find but your boy Rigger has got you! He shows you an easy way to find it on both the desktop website and mobile website. So, what is it that we are talking about? Listing after listing after listing of mountain lakes all around the state where it is nice and cool and trout, salmon and more are just hanging out in that nice cool mountain water just waiting for you to throw a cast to them! These listings show you what kind of fish are there, stocking info and the latitude and longitude you can enter into your GPS to take you right to them. See, we told you, you just must watch or listen to this awesome podcast! So, what are you waiting for? Mash that play button right now!!
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Links:
- Click here to head to the website that Garrett talked about called Destination West Yellowstone. That site has all kinds of great info about what is going on, where you can stay and more!
- Click here to get more info and make reservations at Garrett’s hotel the historic Madison Hotel. Very cool place!
- Want to learn more about the Rodeo in West Yellowstone known as the Wild Horse Stampede? Click here to learn more!
- Click here to learn more about the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone.
- Click here to find ATV rentals in West Yellowstone.
- To see a listing of current Montana river restrictions and closures click here.
- Click here to get info about Mountain Lakes in Montana. Keep in mind though you will have to do some scrolling once you get there. Watch the podcast and Rigger will show you how to get right to it.
- Click here to learn more about Hebgen Lake, such as size, fish species, stocking info, etc.
- Questions for Garrett Ostler? Click here to email him.
- Click Here if you have questions and/or suggestions for Downrigger Dale.
Editor’s note: Corrected the insect hatch name from "calabasas" to "callibaetis," the mayfly associated with Hebgen Lake's gulper feeding.
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