Yellowstone Fishery Closures on 3 Rivers

Yellowstone National Park has temporarily closed fishing on several rivers due to extremely warm water temperatures, which have reached as high as 86°F. The closures, aimed at protecting native trout populations, are in effect on the Madison, Firehole, and Gibbon rivers and will remain until conditions improve. Officials cited the danger to fish and reports of dead fish in the Firehole River as the primary reasons for the restrictions.

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