Good luck! Looking forward to the report!

Have fun!!

Trying to hit too many diff places can be really rough, so take it easy if possible.

Looking forward to report.....

I'll be out there in September for about a week, then jumping up to Glacier for about 5 days.

It's currently overcast with a heat index of 96 here where I live.

Currently West Yellowstone, at 12:34 mountain time, is showing 75 degrees with 20% humidity, so Yellowstone will be a welcome relief.

Will have to see what's shaking out there ref smoke/fires when I get there, but yeah, I heard the water is on the skinny side this year.

Good luck on your trip, and I hope you have a great time and catch many of the fishes!

P.S. Take some time and go see Old Faithful and visit the thermal features. They are very unique! There are also many wondrous waterfalls.Dunno where you're staying, but I can highly recommend Running Bear Pancake House in West Yellowstone for breakfast. Wild West Pizza and the Gusher are good for dinner. Good fly shops in West Yellowstone are Blue Ribbon Flies, Jacklin's Outfitters, and Arrick's Fly Shop. If you have time for a side trip, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West museum in Cody is outstanding!

Have been in West Yellowstone since mid-June, leaving end of August. Very unusual year for weather, water and fishing. Hotter than old "normal." Many streams low, and Hebgen is very low for this time of year; Yellowstone Holiday Marina pulled docks out a couple weeks ago. Everyone has a guess how water level will affect fishing on Hebgen, and, of course, no one really knows. Hebgen is low because of high flows out of the dam, supposedly to benefit the fish in teh Madison below Hebgen and Quake Lakes -- and the Madison has fished well, with everything happening early. The Goose Fire north of Henry's Lake and right on the shores of Cliff, Hidden and Elk Lakes, smokes everything up periodically. More fires anticipated given dry and hot conditions. Just tossed some flies around on Hebgen with an FF755 and an FF786; lotsa fun. i was sort of goofing around with them testing them for possible use by the 5 y.o. granddaughter coming to visit next week. I am more used to 9' 5 and 6 wt graphite rods for lakes. The Fenwicks are more fun -- except when i needed an extra 5 or 10 feet i cannot get out of an older fiberglass rod!!! But the Fenwicks are certainly plenty stout to land big lake fish; the 755 and 786 just did so an hour or so ago! You will find a lot of use for an FF79 around here. i like it in Lamar Valley, floating and wading rivers like Madison and occasionally even on lakes. It is my favorite vintage glass rod and i use one whenever i can. I have 3 of them (including a relly nice looking B model), after foolishly giving one away.

i concur in suggestions to try Yellowstone R. in park and Lamar, Slough, and Soda Butte. not sure how water levels will be in August, but i am hoping to go there and find out.

...and, don't ignore the suggested touristy stuff in YNP. It is an amazing place. It's crowded this year, so plan accordingly.

In late Aug. some of the good places inside Yellowstone Park should be the Yellowstone, upper Gallatin (inside the Park along the road to Bozeman), Slough Cr., Lamar, Soda Butte Cr. Hebgen L. outside West Yellowstone should have rising gulpers and Quake Lake near where the Madison enters should also have rising fish. Any of the fly shops in W. Yell. should be helpful in tellling you what's good at the time. Enter the Park early to avoid a long wait at the entrance. In ID, Henry's L. fish will congregate at the mouth of creeks for cold water and Howard Cr. is about 1/2 mile walk NE from the boat ramp at Henry's L. State Park, so doesn't require a boat for access.