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29.9:Y 3/2002 I The Reason for Fishing Regulations Protect Populations • Provide Recreation Yellowstone National Park is managed to protect cultural and natural resources and outstanding scenery, and to provide forvisitor use. The objectives ofthe fishing program are to: 1. Manage aquatic resources as an important part of the park ecosystem. 2. Preserve and restore native fishes and their habitats. 3. Provide recreational fishing opportunities forthe enjoyment of park visitors, consistentwith the firsttwo objectives. The Three Types of Regulations 1. GENERAL (page 4) Familiarize yourselfwith these general regulations, which include information on permits, tackle & bait restrictions, and limits. 2. AREA SPECIFIC (page 5) Once you know where you will be fishing, check these regulations that address specific needs forthe different watersheds. 3. SPECIES SPECIFIC (pages 9-11) These regulations are specific to each species in the park, and include basic field identification tips. Attention Anglers Yellowstonefisheries arethreatened bytwo potentiallydamaging exoticorganisms. Whirling disease has been implicated in thedecline ofwild trout in the Madison Riverin Montana and has been found in the park.The NewZealand mud snail, which occurs in the park's majordrainages, may harm aquatic insectcommunities. Help prevent furtherspread ofthese invaders bythoroughlycleaning mud, plants, and debrisfromyourfishing equipment, and inspecting footwear before leaving yourangling site. Drain livewells and clean fish ONLY nearthesame bodyofwater in which theywere caught. Report sightings ofthetiny(lessthan 1/4 inch) blacksnailsto a park ranger. Help preserve Yellowstone for the future. The Ecology of Fishing In Yellowstone • 12 nativespecies including 3 sportfish: cutthroattrout(3 races), Arcticgrayling, & mountain whitefish • 5 non-nativespecies+ 1 hybrid: brooktrout, brown trout, lake trout, rainbowtrout, lake chub, cutthroat/rainbowtrout hybrid • Morethan 220 lakescompriseapproximately 107,000surface acres in Yellowstone—94 percentofwhich can be attributed to Yellowstone, Shoshone, Lewis, and Heart lakes • 1,000streams make up morethan 2,650 milesof running water • Cutthroattroutare a primaryfood for bald eagles, osprey, pelicans, otters, and grizzly bears Yellowstone,bald eagles, ospreys, accordingto species. Somewaters are Inpelicans,otters,grizzlybears,and closedto fishingto protectthreatened otherwildlife take precedence over and endangered species,sensitive nesting humansinutilizingfish as food. Fishing birds, andto provide scenicviewing management and regulations reflectthis areas forvisitorsseekingundisturbed priorityandthat ofmaintainingfish wildlife. populationsthathave sufficient number Yellowstone National Parkhas ofspawningadultsto maintain natural implemented a fishingprogramusing reproduction andgenetic diversity. non-toxic tackle. Nationwide,morethan FishinginYellowstone National Park also three millionwaterfowl die eachyear emphasizesthe qualityofrecreational from lead poisoningthroughingestion. fishingratherthan providingfish for Because leadfromfishingtackle concen- humanconsumption.Anglers, in return, tratesin aquatic environments,tackle havethe opportunityto fishforwild fish such as leaded splitshot sinkers, inanatural setting. weighted jigs,and soft-weighted ribbon areprohibited. Onlynon-toxic alterna- Because ofthe increasingnumberof tivesto lead are allowed. anglers inthe park,more restrictive regulationshave been adoptedin Yellowstone.These restrictionsinclude season openingand closingdates, restrictiveuse ofbait catch-and-release onlyareas,and number/size limits 1 REPORT VIOLATORS 307-344-7381 OR CONTACT THE NEAREST RANGER General Regulations Fishing Season d.Fliesmayhaveonlyonehookwithasingle point.Uptotwofliesmaybeusedona Openeachdayfrom5amto10pm,beginning singleleader. onthelastSaturdayofMaythroughand e. Leadedfishingtacklesuchasleadedsplit- includingthefirstSundayinNovember. shotsinkers,weightedjigs (leadmoldedto ExceptionsarenotedinArea-Specific ahook),andsoftlead-weightedribbonfor Regulationsonthefacingpage. nymphfishingarenotallowed. Fishing Permits Size & Possession Limits a.Anglers 12yearsofageoroldermustbein possessionofavalidYellowstoneNational Sizeandpossessionlimitsvarybyspecies Parkfishingpermittofishinthepark.A andarea.Themaximumnumberoffishan fishingpermitisvalidonlyifsignedbythe anglercankeepisfivefishperday;atleast permittee.Apermitfeeischargedfor threemustbebrooktrout.Exceptionsare anyone 16yearsofageorolder. Children 11 laketroutfromYellowstoneorHeartLake, yearsofageoryoungermayfishwithouta orbrooktroutfromPocketLake.Anangler permitwhensupervisedbyanadult.The mustceasefishingimmediatelyafterfilling adultisresponsibleforthechild'sactions. thepossessionlimitexceptonYellowstone b.ParkRangersmaycheckpermits,inspect Lake (seeArea-SpecificRegulations, ie). Possessionlimitsincludeallfish—fresh, tackle,fish,creels,and/orothercontainers stored,orpreserved. wherefishortacklemaybestored. Fishthatdonotmeetthespecifiedsize restrictionsmustbereturnedcarefullyand Tackle & Bait Restrictions immediatelytothewatersfromwhichthey weretaken.Unintentionallykilledfish a. Eachanglermayuseonlyonerodorline shouldalsobereturnedtothewaterso thatmustbeattendedatalltimes. thattheycanbeconsumedbywildlife. Itis b.Onlyartificialluresandfliesmaybeused. theresponsibilityoftheanglertobeableto (Oneexception:SeeArea-Specific measurefishlengthsandtoidentifyfishby Regulations,4e,onthefacingpage.) No species. naturalororganicbaitsuchassalmon eggs,worms,insects,orfoodstuffsis General Closures allowed.Scentedattractantsareillegal. c. Luresmayhaveonlyonehookwitha Nofishingfromanyroadbridgeorboat dock. single,double,ortrebleconfiguration. No fishsnaggingisallowed. Permits Required for Boats & Float Tubes Alltypes ofvesselsrequirea boatpermit. Obtainpermitsinperson atthe following locations: South Entrance, LewisLake Campground, Grant Village BackcountryOffice, Bridge BayMarina, andLake RangerStation. Floattubesare classifiedas vessels. Theyarenotallowedon anyriverorstream in Yellowstone exceptthe Lewis Riverbetween LewisandShoshoneLakes. Non-motorizedpermitsonlymaybe obtainedatMammoth, Canyon, orOldFaithfulbackcountryoffices, Northeastor Westentrances, andtheBechlerRangerStation. Feesare chargedforallboatpermits. . Area-Specific Regulations im .WlV.]ilJEWJ:lffl!TTIEHfgl Gibbon River belowGibbon Falls a. FishingseasoninYellowstoneLakeopens June 15. a. Theserivers (notincludingthetributaries) are b.StreamsflowingintoYellowstoneLake (its restrictedtofly-fishingonly(useonlyartificial tributaries) andareaswithin 100yardsof fliesregardlessofthetypeofrodorline). streams'outletsopenJuly15. b.Anglersmaykeeptwobrowntroutunder13"in c. ClearandCubcreeksopenAugust11 dueto theseriversandtheFirehole'stributaries. bearactivity. c. Catchandreleaseonlyforrainbowtroutand d.Areaspermanentlyclosedtofishing: nativespeciesontheseriversandtheFirehole's i. PelicanCreekfromitsoutlettoapointtwo tributaries. milesupstream (toprotectwildlife). d.Closure:TheFireholeRiverfromtheroad ii. TheshorelineofYellowstoneLakefrom bridgeone-halfmileupstreamofOldFaithful WestThumbGeyserBasintoLittleThumb totheroadbridgeatBiscuitBasin (twoand Creek (toprotectfragilethermalresources). one-halfmilesdownstreamofOldFaithful). iii.BridgeBayMarina/Harbor&GrantVillage Marina/Harborandtheirconnecting Other Areas channelsintoYellowstoneLake. e.Alllaketroutcaughtin YellowstoneLake,its a. Closure:TheYellowstoneRiver,from tributariesandthe YellowstoneRivermust ChittendenBridgedownstreamthroughthe bekilled.Ifyoudonotwanttokeepthefish, GrandCanyonoftheYellowstonetoapoint puncturetheairbladder(seedrawingpage directlybelowSilverCordCascade. 11)anddropitintowaterasdeepaspossible. b.AgateandCottonwoodcreeks,andportionsof AMUJ.UJ theYellowstoneRiverwithin 100yardsofthese between Chittenden Bridge (near creeks,opentofishingJuly15. Canyon) and Yellowstone Lake c. Trout,Shrimp,andBucklakes,andconnecting waters,opentofishingJune 15.Thestreamthat a. FishingseasonopensJuly15. drainsintoTroutLakeopenstofishing b.Thisareaiscatchandreleaseonly. July15 (dependingonspawningactivity). c. Areaspermanentlyclosedtofishinginclude: d. BechlerRiver:catchandreleaseonlyfor i. FishingBridgeandanareaonemiledown- rainbowtroutandnativespecies. stream (towardCanyon) andone-quarter e. GardnerRiver,Obsidian,Indian,andPanther mileupstream (towardYellowstoneLake) fromthebridge. creeks,andJoffeLake:Children 11yearsofage ii. TheYellowstoneRiveranditstributaries oryoungermayfishwithwormsasbait. throughHaydenValley:fromtheconfluence f SylvanandEleanorlakesopentofishing ofAlumCreekupstream (toward July15.Boatsandfloattubesareprohibited. YellowstoneLake) toSulphurCaldron. g.TheLewisRiverbelowLewisFalls: catchand iii.TheYellowstoneRiverfor100yardsup-and releaseonlyforbrowntroutandnativespecies. downstreamofLeHardysRapids. h.HeartLakeopenstofishingJuly1 duetobear iv.TheentirewestchanneloftheYellowstone activity.Nosizeorpossessionlimitonlake RiverneartheroadatNezPerceFord. troutcaughtinHeartLake. i. Richard'sPond,FawnLake,andBlacktail Pond:dailylimitisfivebrooktroutunder13". j. PocketLake:allbrooktroutmustbekeptand notreleased. Species-specific regulations k. Allwatersintheparknotmentionedonthis listedon pages 9-11 pageareregulatedbythegeneralfishing regulationsandthespeciesregulations. Regulations by Drainage Zones Mad, SualphurCaldron BN Mud —j\LeHardysRapids BK RT BN Lake BK ViCllla>ge^ Fishing TurbidL { BridgeBay Bridge BN 1 Closedtofishing Litt/ePinoleRJ YELLOWSTONE +^(^^ BiscuitBasinT^OIdFaithful LAKE OpenstofishingJuly15 Flyfishingonly Inches Yellowslon, lakeS, tributaries lakenutlet near Fishing Bridge CutthroatsS. I aketrout(CT.LT) YellowstoneLakeopensJune15 Catch81releasennlvcutthroat Killall laketrout SylvanandEleanorlakesopenJob 1, boatsand lloat inlv prohibited Yellowstone Laketributariesopen |uly 15 ( li-arjndl lib..reeksopen August 11 Closedtofishing:Grantand BridgeBat marinas;WestThumb (,.wi Basin,inoulli ol 1'elican I reek Itwo miles] .Insed,road bridgesearboat YellowstoneRiverfrom FishingBridgeclosuretoChittenden Bridge \(in- Onesnoti'nc:l'ude opensJuly 15 CascadeLakemiavadc CatchStreleaseonly,allspecies FishingBridge,LcHardv Rapids ho.,yardsupand downstream).Nc, Creek. PerceFord,HaydenValley,GrandCanyonareclosedtofishing Imludesl ache,(allcc.Slough. CutthroatTrout. Mountain \\hilctish. Ae.au ,\ 1 i.ttonwoodcreeksopenJuly is; Agale,Tower,Cottonwood,and RainbowTrout (CT.MW.RTl;Brown I'.kkkl.n ponds keep ll'.s brook ll.illl unde Blatktail Deercreeks TroutIBM below Knowles kails Catch8ireleaseall nativespecies Gardner RiverS:Tributaries likludes(ihsulian. Indian,and Cutthroat Iruul. Mni.iin.ini \\liil. list. I hildren 11 Mars1.1 reel mai fish withwormsasbail in this I'.inlhel I reeks. |.illee, I .mil. Brown. Ilrook.and Rainbowtrout (C Catch&releaseallnativespecies and Sportsman lakes VOTE. \l\\ l!\ Ilk RTl belowOsprevFalls: lawn Iake.keep live brook Iruul under ii Ones norincludefinal Creek. likludeslan Speeimen,Gneiss. Kubards Pond,keepfivebrooktroutunder11 Rainbow, iM\U_l_ \h,n il I.ills, liuludes ( akh sS releaseall nativespecies Glebe s\ U..I1 lakes:! ascade I ake an.l I assadcCreek Madison, Iiiwvrt.ihhuii. I irvhott Brown,Brook,and Rami H -l -i Shoshone.I.v.is H..in. IVkcl I .ikes HeartUkeopenJul. 1 due1..bearactivity mdSnaki I .-.'is Rjrei 0.1...... 1 .111, 1alls.CatchS:releaseonlyforbrowntrout on Heart lake \..si,s ,„ pussr j.m linur lor laketrout PocketLake:Keepallbrooktrout 13 Regulations Species and Descriptions TTsihphVieehscisfmeipsasehpcaPiennisgds wmpdiraotoephvsiiondnneotdthtehaiesmbpoarluenyvneadariasdrleeitgesoasiladoenbfgailsnYiedesrilscloafortiwesssshptikeoncngnieef|soNradtipsiatorrntiiabcluutlPiaaornr.k It is the angler's responsibility to be able to distinguish one fish species from another. NATIVES Trout—CT Cutthroat 1(,,v Parkwide: CATCH & RELEASE ONLY | & Parkwide; Two fish any size EXCEPT Madison River, Firehole River and its tributaries, and 1 the Gibbon River BELOW Gibbon Falls: CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY 2 Bechler River: CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY Grayling—GY Parkwide: CATCH & RELEASE ONLY Brown Trout—BN Parkwide: Two fish any size EXCEPT 1 tMhaediGsiobnboRniveRri,veFrirBeEhoLlOeWRiGveirbbaonndFiatlslst:riTbuWtaOrieFsI,SHam UNDER 13 2. Lewis River proper below Lewis Falls: CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY ensure that a released fish has the best chance for survival: > i Pla\ fishas rapidlyaspossible;do not playtutotal c 2. Keepfishinwaterasmuch as possible when handImi;and removinghook. 3. Removehookgently—donotsquee/efishorput fingersingills.Theuseofbarbless hooks isencouragedtomake releaseeasier. 4. Ifdeeplyhooked,cutline—donotpullouthook. Most lish survivewith hooks left in them. 5. Releasefish only after itsequilibrium is in.untamed II nccesvirv w 1111\ hold fish upright, facingupstream. h Release lish in quietwater, dose to [he areawhere itwashooked. NON-NATIVES Brook Trout—BT worm-likemarkinqs lightspots,darkbackground ^ redspots "^^ dark&lightedgeonfins Parkwide: Five fish any size EXCEPT 1. Richard's Pond, Fawn Lake, Blacktail Pond: FIVE FISH ALL UNDER 13" 2.All brook trout caught in Pocket Lake must be KEPT AND NOT RELEASED. There is no daily limit. Lake Trout—LT worm-likemarkings forkedtail Parkwide: Two fish any size EXCEPT I.Yellowstone Lake, itstributaries, and the Yellowstone River: All lake trout caught must be Nboene-nnadtiisvceovlearkeedtirnouthave killed. If you do not wantto keep the fish, puncture YellowstoneLake. They the air bladder and drop it into water as deep as poseagreatthreatto the possible. futureofthelake'snative 2. Heart Lake: no size or possession limit. cutthroattrout. ALL lake troutcaughtin Yellow- air bladder stoneLake, itstributaries, andthe YellowstoneRiver mustbekilled. Ifyoudo notwanttokeep thefish, puncturetheairbladder anddropitinto wateras deepaspossible. Catch andrelease fishingprovides anglerswithexcellent sportfishingwhile protectingnativefish speciesfrom overharvest. removethe hookwithin calmwater,then lightlycradlethe fishwithyourhandsto seewhatitdoes. Ifitstrugglesto keep itselfupright, holdthefisharound itstail andbeneathitsbellywhilepointingit againstthe current. Movethefishgently backandforthtowardsand awayfrom the current. You shouldnoticethegills openingand closingduetotherush of water.Thisislikegivingafishmouthto mouthresuscitation. Whenthefishhas recovereditshouldswimawayonits own. • Bringthe fishinasquicklyaspossible. • HWiotohkssmaanldlplluireersstyyopiucaclalnyphianvcehbadrobws.nthe Donotplaythefishto exhaustion. barbs. Withoutbarbsmore skill is • Unhookthefishin quietwatersuchasan required inlandingandbringinginfish eddyorslowspot.Do notdragthefish but hookremoval iseasierandless acrossland. traumatictothefish and perhaps • Ifyou musthandlethefish,alwaysmake yourself. sureyourhandsarewet (fish havea • Spinninglurestypicallyhavethreehooks protective mucousfilm sensitiveto dry calledtreble hooks. Withwire cuttersyou human hands). cansnip offone ofthehooks orsnap one •Thebestwayto holdafish (withwet offwithsomepliers.Two hooksarestill hands) isonehand aroundthetail veryeffective and,onceagain,easierto section andthe otherbeneaththebelly removeand lesstraumatic. justbehindthepectoral fins.Never, ever • When fillingouttheVoluntaryAngler grab orhold afishthroughthegills Report,youcanuseyourrodto quickly unlessit isalreadydead. estimatethe lengthofyourfish.Just • Ifyouwantaphoto ofthe fish,makesure measure and mark (withtape ornail the photographerisreadybeforeyou polish) various lengthsonyourrod. handle thefish. Make it quick. Remember,the lesstimethefishis • Neverjustthrowafish back into the handled outofthewaterthebetter water. Ifafish becomespassive,itis chance it hasofrecovering. probablycloseto exhaustion. Gently

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