Thanks for posting! My boys and I have a trip reserved end of August from Bechler Ranger Station to Old Faithful. I appreciate the info you shared here. Our first reserved site is Colonnade Falls, unless we can snag a walk-up. All the close sites are held back as walk-ups for the first day of our trip, so we're not sure what to do about that yet. We're plannig to try fishing all along the way, including lower and upper Bechler and also the Firehole near Firehole Springs.
It will be a great trip! We had to walk quite a long way on the first day, but it was doable. I think you can reserve the closer sites at the back country offices closer to the trip. Also be aware that if you haven't been in the Yellowstone back country before, they make you watch a video at the backcountry office when you get your permit, so allow time for that. In addition the offices close at like 4 or 5pm and open at maybe 8 or 9? So make sure you have a day before your back country trip to go to the office. That's how it was in 2019 anyways they may have changed their permitting process.
@@bradknowles846 thanks, I plan to call them in advance to ask some of these questions, as it will be a little tight for us to get there by closing the day before when I want to pick up the permit. Hadn't heard about the video, thanks for the heads-up! This is our first trip out west for backpacking or even fishing. Never caught a cutthroat, but we're gonna change that in August
Thanks for sharing! You all ventured into an area that not alot of folks do. YNP is wonderful. I lived part of the summer of 93 there. Was there this past summer as well. Couple questions. Which end did you start from? Also...about how many miles until it was solid fly fishing?
So we actually did an out and back, we started at Bechler ranger station in the south and hiked north over the divide, turned around and went back. If you started at lone star in the north it would be about 8 to 10 miles before you could fish, and then it would just get better and better as you go south. From Bechler ranger station its only about 3 miles to the meadows where the largest and most difficult fish to catch in the park reside. These are all rainbows. As you go upstream/north above the falls the fishing gets easier, and is all native cutthroat, but we didnt catch anything super huge. There are many beautiful native fish there though and its one of the most beautiful places Ive had the opportunity to fish.
Absolutely. Its a bucket list Item for sure. There are some things back there that I dont film, or post to keep them special. Its definitely a really cool trip.
How did you carry your fly rod? I’m going to do this trail in August, start at the north end and hike south, and plan on bringing my fly rod. I am looking for a light weight rod case. Something to protect the rod but still not be to heavy.
I have been just using the regular tube but I have been meaning to pick up a few of these: bourneoutdoors.com/product/ultra-lite-fly-rod-tubes/ That seems to be the best option I've found.
Thanks for posting! My boys and I have a trip reserved end of August from Bechler Ranger Station to Old Faithful. I appreciate the info you shared here. Our first reserved site is Colonnade Falls, unless we can snag a walk-up. All the close sites are held back as walk-ups for the first day of our trip, so we're not sure what to do about that yet. We're plannig to try fishing all along the way, including lower and upper Bechler and also the Firehole near Firehole Springs.
It will be a great trip! We had to walk quite a long way on the first day, but it was doable. I think you can reserve the closer sites at the back country offices closer to the trip. Also be aware that if you haven't been in the Yellowstone back country before, they make you watch a video at the backcountry office when you get your permit, so allow time for that. In addition the offices close at like 4 or 5pm and open at maybe 8 or 9? So make sure you have a day before your back country trip to go to the office. That's how it was in 2019 anyways they may have changed their permitting process.
@@bradknowles846 thanks, I plan to call them in advance to ask some of these questions, as it will be a little tight for us to get there by closing the day before when I want to pick up the permit. Hadn't heard about the video, thanks for the heads-up! This is our first trip out west for backpacking or even fishing. Never caught a cutthroat, but we're gonna change that in August
By far the coolest place on earth. Thanks for sharing!!!
It was definitely one of my favorite trips so far!
Great video! Thank you for sharing :)
Thanks for sharing! You all ventured into an area that not alot of folks do. YNP is wonderful. I lived part of the summer of 93 there. Was there this past summer as well. Couple questions. Which end did you start from? Also...about how many miles until it was solid fly fishing?
So we actually did an out and back, we started at Bechler ranger station in the south and hiked north over the divide, turned around and went back. If you started at lone star in the north it would be about 8 to 10 miles before you could fish, and then it would just get better and better as you go south. From Bechler ranger station its only about 3 miles to the meadows where the largest and most difficult fish to catch in the park reside. These are all rainbows. As you go upstream/north above the falls the fishing gets easier, and is all native cutthroat, but we didnt catch anything super huge. There are many beautiful native fish there though and its one of the most beautiful places Ive had the opportunity to fish.
@@bradknowles846 ...thanks for the info. Fantastic that you got to do this.
Absolutely. Its a bucket list Item for sure. There are some things back there that I dont film, or post to keep them special. Its definitely a really cool trip.
@@bradknowles846 ..did you deal with much bear activity?
Some. Ran into a couple. No problems at night or anything. There were plenty of berries around to keep them busy haha
Great video Brad. I am on a 10 week fishing trip, Bechler is on my list for next summer. Did you set up camp at Rocky Ford ?
Great video! Was that a Chernobyl Ant fly pattern?
Yep! I learned to tie them years ago and they are killer. I always use them for my hopper dropper rigs
How did you carry your fly rod? I’m going to do this trail in August, start at the north end and hike south, and plan on bringing my fly rod. I am looking for a light weight rod case. Something to protect the rod but still not be to heavy.
I have been just using the regular tube but I have been meaning to pick up a few of these:
bourneoutdoors.com/product/ultra-lite-fly-rod-tubes/
That seems to be the best option I've found.