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FISHING REPORT
Cool weather is back again today and should settle some waters down, especially the North Fork of the Shoshone! If you are new to Cody, or visiting for the first time, look for the Leaping Neon Trout on Sheridan Avenue, downtown Cody, and you will find North Fork Anglers. Tight lines and screaming reels to everyone!
NORTH FORK of the SHOSHONE Muddy. The lower North Fork is closed to angling until July 1. Fishing is open above Newton Creek and the trout are above the closure, just not in significant numbers as in the past several years. This is due to the fact that the Rockies are experiencing a normal winter and snowpack. When fishing the North Fork, slow your drifts down and use big, heavy Halfbacks, Yuk Bugs, Bitch Creeks, Wire Stones, and trail with size 10 or smaller, North Fork Specials, Bloody Mary's, Delektables, or Copper Johns under a strike indicator. Have fun!
 SOUTH FORK of the SHOSHONE - Muddy. When things begin to clear, try stonefly nymphs, midge pupae, North Fork Specials, and even the early Green Drakes. LOWER SHOSHONE The flows have been increased to 1300cfs and the trout are settling into new runs and eddies and back on the feed. Hatches are caddis, midges and blue wing olives, with some winter stoneflies out as well. Best time for dries and emergers is 10 am until 7pm. Parachute Adams, olive or gray Sparkle Duns, Griffith's gnats, Royal Trudes, and Hemmingway Caddis are working on top. Sow bugs, scuds, FRM's, San Juan worms and bead-headed nymphs are taking trout below the surface. Streamers work best hitting the edges of the river, then swinging the streamer down and across the faster currents.
Fed by a hundred, or more, glacial lakes draining the Beartooth Plateau, the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone is a fly fisherman's dream river. The Clark's Fork has three distinct sections, each fish differently and each section has its own personality, requiring fly fishermen to change tactics on each section in order to keep the rod bent and the reel singing.More Info on the Clark's Fork River
UPPER CLARK FORK of the YELLOWSTONE Fishing is slow, but there are a few fish being caught on small nymphs. Get them deep in the runs.
CANYON SECTION OF CLARK FORK Impossible to access right now and water temps will not warm until late spring in the canyon.
LOWER CLARK FORK Muddy from warmer weather. We need a few cooler days to settle things down. Large stonefly nymphs trailed with a smaller bead-head, like a Prince or N. Fork Special, is the way to go. Hatch activity has been mostly midges, with a smattering of BWO's.
SUNLIGHT, DEAD INDIAN and CRANDALL CREEKS Fishing is slow. Use small nymphs behind a mid-sized halfback for some action on these streams.
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Enjoy spectacular scenery and great fishing on the Lamar River, Soda Butte Creek, Slough Creek, the Yellowstone River, and Yellowstone Lake.More Info on Yellowstone Park
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - YELLOWSTONE RIVER- Closed to fishing until July 15, 2008.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - YELLOWSTONE LAKE-Closed to fishing until June 20, 2008
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - FIREHOLE/GIBBON/MADISON Closed to fishing until Memorial Day weekend, 2008.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - LAMAR/ SLOUGH CREEK/ SODA BUTTE - Closed to fishing until late spring, 2008 
Fishermen preferring all types of angling tactics have discovered the treasures found in local ponds and reservoirs created for irrigation and agrarian uses. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has stocked many of these water storage impoundments with a variety of trout. Due to the mineral content of the mountainous soils, the water in these man-made lakes are rich with aquatic insects and crustaceans which translates into good to trophy sized trout in most of these impoundments. For the fly fisherman, this also translates into a rod-bending great time.More Info on Lakes and Reservoirs
EAST NEWTON LAKE Midge activity has been directing the big trout's attention from streamers to the surface, or just below. Zebra midges, black or red, scuds and bead-head nymphs, sizes 10-16, also work well. The Chronomid hatches are getting heavier each day. Cast a Bowtie or similar big midge pattern to the cruisers, or dangle one below a small dry fly, like a Griffith's gnat, Renegade or parachute Adams. We are also seeing the early stages of the Callebaetis hatch. Look for these mayflies to emerge around 11 am or so.
LUCE RESERVOIR Only a few trout will be cruising the edges , where the water is warmest. Float tubers are doing best with a small scud or leech pattern trolled deep. See other fly recommendations listed for S. Fork Abatement Dike below.
HOGAN RESERVOIR - Open and fishing well to streamers and bead-head nymphs.
SOUTH FORK ABATEMENT DIKE Zonkers, wooly buggers or bead-head nymphs will work well. Water temps are still chilly, if not cold, so layer up on any of the lakes mentioned in this report before wading or float tubing.
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