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Yellowstone lifts most fishing restrictions as rivers cool down

Wyoming Public Radio | By Nicky Ouellet

Published August 29, 2024 at 3:52 PM MDT

A map shows the area where fishing restrictions exist from 2 p.m. to sunrise. The Firehole and Little Firehole rivers and Nez Perce Creek are all within the restricted zone.

This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.

Yellowstone National Park has re-opened most rivers to fishing, as water temperatures have cooled down.

Fishing is now permitted on the Madison and Gibbon rivers and their tributaries.

Some restrictions remain on the Firehole River, which is strongly influenced by geothermal features. The Firehole and its associated tributaries will be closed to fishing daily from 2 p.m. to sunrise.

The park plans to lift those restrictions when conditions allow.

These rivers had been under some level of fishing restrictions since July 15.

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Nicky Ouellet

Nicky has reported and edited for public radio stations in Montana and produced episodes for NPR's The Indicator podcast and Apple News In Conversation. Her award-winning series, SubSurface, dug into the economic, environmental and social impacts of a potential invasion of freshwater mussels in Montana's waterbodies. She traded New Hampshire's relatively short but rugged White Mountains for the Rockies over a decade ago. The skiing here is much better.

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