Slough Creek Fly Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Cutthroat Trout
Rainbow Trout
Hybrid Trout (Cutbows)
(Wild Trout)
Size
Medium
Location
Northwestern Wyoming, YNP
Nearest Towns
Cook City, Montana
Season
Last of May – October
Access:
Good
Park License
Yellowstone National Park License
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
The season is a very short one.
Spring:
There is practically no fishing prior to the Summer even though the season is open.
Summer:
Summer is the best and most popular season to fish Slough Creek.
Fall:
There are usually a few days in the early autumn that
provide great fishing.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 & 12 ft., 5 or 6X, Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Superb Five or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Slough Creek – Yellowstone National Park
At one time or another, Slough Creek has probably made the cover of about every fly fishing magazine published. It’s one of those places that is uniquely different from other trout streams, even those in Yellowstone National Park. The stream begins outside of Yellowstone National Park in the Beartooth Mountains and flows for about sixteen miles inside the park to where it enters the Lamar River. Fly fishing Slough Creek is truly a unique fly fishing experience you will never forget.
Slough Creek is generally divided into four sections – the lower section below the campground and the first, second and third meadows all upstream of the popular Slough Creek Campground. Although there are some rainbow trout in the lower section, most all the trout are native Yellowstone Cutthroats. Cutthroats over twenty inches are not uncommon in this beautiful stream.
About three-fourths of Slough Creek flows through meadows. The remainder flows through forest sections in the form of riffles, runs and cascades. These two basic types of waters require different fishing methods. Although some of the water flowing through the meadows consist of short sections of riffles, most of it is smooth flowing water. Much of the fishing done in the smooth water is done stalking the cutthroats.
Although some of Slough Creek is accessible from a nearby road, the great majority of it requires a good bit of hiking. Usually, the further your wiling to hike, the more water you will have to yourself. It can also be fished on its uppermost end outside of Yellowstone National Park but the property is mostly all private.