Away from the crowds

[ironrod]

[cool], annual trip on yellowstone lake, 28 lakers to take home, over 200 large cutthroat caught and released. Favorite place for opening day!
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[Rexburg_rabble]

Awesome report. I love Yellowstone! And though I feel like I've fished a lot of that park, I've yet to fish Yellowstone Lake (principally because I don't have a boat yet). Your post has motivated me to give it a try sometime around the opener. I have a canoe and float tubes. Is it safe to fish in the early morning with these? I assume conditions can get dicey in the afternoon and evening similar to other lakes (Shoshone and Lewis)?
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[ironrod]

Thanks and yes, very doable in the early AM. That's how I fished it the first 8 years. Stayed close to shore line in the west thumb. It's pretty good the first three to four weeks after it opens. Good luck if you go! Gold spoons/spinners were the best.
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[photobill]

Thanks for the report. Are they shallow enough to cast for them from shore?
Thanks,

Bill
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[Wisherman916]

Wow those are some awesome fish! I just moved to idaho, im gonna have put that place on my list! Thanks for the report.
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[ironrod]

Yes, harder to find but they aren't deep right now
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