Event

Title:

Fishing on the Lamar River - 5 Days

When:

8-14-2012- 8-18-2012

Where:

Yellowstone National Park -

Category:

Horse Pack Trips

Description

Join us for your vacation fishing trip by horseback as we explore the Lamar River Valley. The Lamar River Valley within Yellowstone National Park is the most common place for watching wolves, bear, and American bison interact. From where the Lamar River leaves the upper Lamar Canyon and flows to join the Yellowstone, visitors can see spectacular wildlife interactions on a daily basis from the safety of their cars. However, for the more adventurous, ride with us up the upper Lamar and see the wildlife in a more intimate setting as buffalo stroll down the trail 100 yards from our campsite, bears forage on the hillsides, and wolves trot along in search of prey.

This trip is an adventure fisherman’s paradise with scenery as wild as the animals. Our trail starts at the Soda Butte Trailhead, where the Lamar River meets the road. We’ll travel up the Lamar River and ford Cache Creek. Beyond this we will ford Calfee Creek traveling up to a camp near Miller Creek where you’ll find the fishing excellent. Fishing the Lamar rivals that of Slough Creek. Big deep pools abundant with healthy size cutthroat trout are scattered throughout the river. Actively feeding fish and nice hatches characterize this fishing trip.

On this trip you will see where one of the hottest and most violent fires of 1988 began which was caused by a lightning strike on Clover Creek across from where we will fish. At night we will discuss many things from fire ecology to the effects of the reintroduction of the wolves. We will discuss the rich history of the Nez Perce Indians who were native to this area. They fled down the drainage with 600 men, women, and children and twice that many horses. Other topics of interest are wildlife management, buffalo, brucellosis, the Army managing the Park and the Folsom, Peterson, Cook expedition of 1869.

Our rides will be 10 to 12 miles a day which will take us to designated fishing spots. You are invited to a fishing trip with few rivals that will leave a lasting impression of Yellowstone National Park on your memories.