Parks' Fly Shop Guided Fly Fishing Trips: Yellowstone River Float Trips, Yellowstone National Park Walk Trips, Spring Creek Trips, Lake Float Trips
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Full Contact Info at Bottom
- Walk & Wade Trips
- Spring Creek Trips
- River Float Trips
- Lake Float Trips
- Other Trips
- Discounts
- Guide Service FAQ
- Testimonials
This big rainbow was caught on a private lake trip in October 2011.
Introduction to Our Guide Service
Parks' Fly Shop has been in the guiding business since shortly after the shop opened. We have a small core staff and use only a handful of the best contract guides in the Yellowstone region, and we focus almost exclusively on the Yellowstone River, its tributaries, and the blue-ribbon waters of Yellowstone National Park. This narrow focus gives our guides unparalleled knowledge of the waters where they work.
We offer both walk & wade guide trips and float trips. Most of our walk trips take place in Yellowstone National Park, but we also run walk trips on the Paradise Valley spring creeks and on the Yellowstone River and several "no name" creeks outside the Park. We run float trips on the Yellowstone River, several lakes (most private), and through contract outfitters on the Madison River. Late summer floats on the upper Missouri for carp (!) and the occasional large rainbow are also available.
Full-day and half-day options are available for public water trips, and we can put together multiday packages to satisfy even the most hardcore of anglers. Regardless of trip type or length, our guide service is heavily centered on dry fly fishing. In high summer and early fall, our clients typically catch most of their trout on dry flies.
In addition to our standard guide trips, we can put together custom fly fishing trips for groups of any size. Past trips we've put together have ranged from intensive fly fishing schools for large family groups to teaching our clients how to row their new boat. Please contact us for more information on putting together a custom package.
Please click the links at above left for more information on a specific type of trip. Also note our Discounts page, which provides information on the variety of discounts we give for multiday bookings, early bookings, etc. If you have other questions or want to talk about scheduling a trip, e-mail us or give us a call.
Richard Parks is Montana Outfitter #327. We are licensed to guide in Yellowstone National Park, in the Yellowstone River drainage, on the Missouri River, and in the Gallatin National Forest. Contract outfitters are licensed on the Madison River.
Float trip brown resting before heading out into the current. Underwater point and shoot cameras are just awesome...
2012 Guided Trip Rates
| Walk & Wade Trips | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full-Day | Half-Day | |
| One Angler | $395 | $285 |
| Two Anglers | $440 | $335 |
| Three Anglers* | $525 | $400 |
| Shoulder Season** | $350 | Not Available |
| Spring Creek Trips*** | ||
| Spring and Fall | Summer | |
| One Angler | $350 | $395 |
| Two Anglers | $350 | $440 |
| River Float Trips | ||
| Full-Day | Half-Day | |
| One Angler | $410 | $310 |
| Two Anglers | $440 | $345 |
| Shoulder Season** | $375 | Not Available |
| Lake Float Trips*** | ||
| Spring and Fall | Summer | |
| One Angler | $350 | $395 |
| Two Anglers | $350 | $440 |
A great deal of information on what's included on trips can be found in our Guided Trip FAQ. In brief: a deposit of up to one half the trip cost is due when booking. Trip prices include: the use of a rod/reel (if needed), transportation from our shop or a prearranged meeting point, drinks, and lunch on full-day trips. Not included in trip costs are: flies, other terminal tackle, licenses, private water access fees, and Yellowstone Park entrance fees.
*We encourage a ratio of one or two clients per guide. This increases the guide's efficiency and results in more personal attention for each client. In addition, many of our waters are not suitable for more than two anglers at a time.
**Shoulder season rates apply from roughly March 1 until the day before the YNP opener and from October 1 until roughly November 15. Rate is for one or two anglers. Three angler trips and half-days are not available.
***Spring and Fall Rates apply March 1-June 15 and October 1-November 15 on spring creeks and May 1-June 30 and September 20-November 1 on lakes. Please note that additional access fees payable to landowners apply.
Below: Richard Parks and clients, circa 1976. Drawing by Bill Chapman.
