The Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park is known widely for two things;

1. The spectacular Yellowstone Falls
2. A few miles of world-class dry-fly fishing for native cutthroat trout

But for all its reputation as easy pickings for big fish, it can be devilishly difficult depending on the season and fishing conditions. Those big, burly cutthroats have seen it all, and at times they can seem downright jaded - unless you know how to fish for them. West Yellowstone guide and fly shop owner Bob Jacklin and world-renowned angler Gary LaFontaine both know how.

Calling on thirty two years of experience, Jacklin knows the Yellowstone's fish, insects, flies, and moods. He puts it all down in this concise, readable guide. LaFontaine adds what he's learned in twenty plus years fishing the Yellowstone and shares the fly patterns he finds most effective. Together they lead you through the river's seasons, its hatches and special reaches and runs.

This book is the next best thing to having Bob and Gary at your side when you fish the Yellowstone in the Park. Included are:

• hatch chart
• list of popular flies
• more than twenty recipes for the most effective fly patterns

About the Authors
Bob Jacklin has guided in the Yellowstone area for decades. He lives and owns a fly shop in West Yellowstone, Montana.

Gary LaFontaine (1945-2002) was one of the best known and most innovative fly fishermen and angling writers in the world. Author of the classic angling books Caddisflies, Fly Fishing the Mountain Lakes, Fly Fishing the Beaverkill, and The Dry Fly: New Angles, LaFontaine was also famous as a public speaker, fly-fishing, and fly-tying instructor, and the author of countless articles published in all the major outdoor magazines.