Richard Parks wrote the book on fishing Yellowstone, one of them anyway. Click for more info.
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Please Note: Richard Parks will be out of town through Sunday the 29th. Please send e-mails to Walter or call the shop.
Welcome to the Parks' Fly Shop Website. We are located in Gardiner, Montana, within sight of the Yellowstone River and a quarter-mile from the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park. All the prime water within the Park, the blue-ribbon portion of the Yellowstone River, and many great private lakes and spring creeks are located within an easy drive, making us the most centrally-located fly shop and outfitter in the region.
The rivers and lakes of the Yellowstone region have been our obsessions since 1953. Our philosophy of focusing narrowly on our home waters guides every facet of our business. We stock only flies & gear useful within 50 miles of our door, we designed and/or tie almost half the fly patterns we stock, and on our standard guided fishing trips we fly fish only the Yellowstone River and Yellowstone National Park.
Give us a call to book a guided fishing trip or check on river conditions. In the summer, we guide or fish every day, so we can give you up-to-the-minute information. We look forward to introducing you to the great fly fishing Yellowstone and southwest Montana offer, not to mention the other outdoor wonders in our region.
Use the bar above for main navigation. The About Us link takes you to a group of pages covering shop history, the products we stock, conservation efforts we support, staff and guide bios, and information on our winter ski and snowshoe rentals and the Gardiner Guesthouse, our affiliated B&B. The Custom Flies link provides information on the wide range of custom flies we stock. The Guide Service link includes information on the walk & wade trips, float trips, and other guided trips we offer. The How-To section includes fly tying videos, podcasts, and the Trip Planner, which provides more free information on fishing the Yellowstone region than many guidebooks.
The links in the left bar take you to our fishing report and other pages that may be of immediate interest. These links will open as pop-ups.
9AM-5PM Mon-Sat
10AM-4PM Sun
Occasionally closed
Posted January 21
News Page updated with our current season fishing forecast. In short: If current weather trends continue, expect lower water than in recent years, with better fishing in late June and July and more technical (aka "harder") fishing in late August and early September.
Posted January 14
Fishing Report updated today. In short, the river's icy again...
Posted December 6
2011 Season Summary and Photo Essay posted today. Please click the link below to learn more.
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