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Yellowstone Lake

🛶 Lake fishing  Wyoming · 🌅 05:37 - 🌇 21:06

Yellowstone Lake is a lake in Wyoming. The fish here are ranked by weather, water temperature and season, see the likely catch below.

Conditions right now

Weather
☀️ Clear sky
Water temp (est.)
17.9°C
Air temp
0.8°C
Wind
2.3 m/s
Pressure
1024.0 ↓ falling
Clouds
1.0%

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Best times today

🌇 Dusk 19:51–21:51 🌙 Night 21:51–04:52

Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.

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Likely catch now (16 species)

Common Carp
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
18%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
15%
Active through the night, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Flathead Catfish
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
14%
Active through the night, peak season.
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Walleye
Walleye
Sander vitreus
10%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Muskellunge
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
5%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
5%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
5%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Brook Trout
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
4%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Striped Bass
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Northern Pike
Northern Pike
Esox lucius
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Bluegill
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season.
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White Bass
White Bass
Morone chrysops
2%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Lake Trout
Lake Trout
Salvelinus namaycush
1%
Slow during the night, bright sky slows things.
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Tips right now

Technique Start with a ledger bait for common carp, the most likely catch right now.
Timing This is a prime window for common carp at night. Fish hard now.
Lure Ledger bait for common carp: Boilies or corn.
Colour Clear water and good light: try natural, gold and bronze for common carp.
Depth The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.

Fishing permit

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:

About this water

Yellowstone Lake

Yellowstone Lake is the largest body of water in Wyoming and the largest in Yellowstone National Park. The lake is 7,732 feet (2,357 m) above sea level and covers 136 square miles (350 km2) with 110 miles (180 km) of shoreline. While the average depth of the lake is 139 ft (42 m), its greatest depth is at least 394 ft (120 m). Yellowstone Lake is the largest freshwater lake above 7,000 ft (2,100 m) in North America.

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