A 2019 trip to the Bechler river in Yellowstone’s southwest corner. This is described by park rangers to be the “trip of a lifetime”, and features some of the best fishing in the park, a multitude of waterfalls, and some amazing back country thermal areas. After spending 7 days in this area of the park I have to say I agree with that determination. It truly is an amazing place to visit.
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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.
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 ?
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.
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?
