Montana Trip - Hubbard's Yellowstone Lodge Trip July 18th through July 25th

On July 18th, I flew into Boseman, Montana to host a trip for Orvis at Hubbard's Yellowstone Lodge. The trip to the lodge was from July 18th through July 25th, and we fished the 19th to the 24th. We did everything from drift the Yellowstone River to wading spots in Yellowstone National Park, and the fishing was generally awesome. The lodge is top notch first of all! The place is totally beautiful with stunning views every which way you look, and the lodge looks amazing inside and outside. The staff is accommodating as can be, and they make you feel at home right when you show up with their warm hospitality. The food was outstanding, and the chefs have some serious culinary talents. You will never go hungry the entire time you are there because the servers make sure you always have enough to eat. I joked with the staff at Hubbard's and said, "I know your real goal is to fatten us up for the bears to eat." The guides at Hubbard's are really top notch, and they work very hard, but while making sure you are having a fun comfortable experience out there. Hubbard's Yellowstone Lodge gets a big THUMBS UP!!

Below is a video from the time I spent at Hubbard's Yellowstone Lodge:

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Below is a photo essay of the time I had a Hubbard's Yellowstone Lodge: 

rigging up the rods before launching.....

Stunning scenery everywhere....

Pounding the banks is the name of the game....

Ken and Lamont throwing towards the banks of the Yellowstone River

Kathie and Jay checking out some awe inspiring scenery before pulling into the lunch spot

Lunchtime in the shade of the riparian zone...

I noticed this bird sitting in the Juniper near our lunch spot

Jonathan on tight to a trophy brown

Buttery Brown....

Jim and Brian drifting casting and drifting....

Working the water for Yellowstone's feisty trout

Rewarded literally 100 yards above the "take out" ramp on Day 1

Day 2 Launch point.....

Adam shoving the boat in.....

Jay and Kathie drifting down....

Adam and Jonathan deciding on what offerings to put on.....

Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout

Fish on!

Jonathan showing a nice Yellowstone River Brown Trout

Yellowstone River Rainbow Trout

Soda Butte Creek

Cutty coming in for a landing....

Mom and Bambi on the bank of the Yellowstone...

The historic and famous arch at Yellowstone

Lamar River - A little off color when we arrived, but it was in shape a little while later.

Buffalo in the Lamar Valley

Soda Butte Creek with lots of buffalo

Adam and Jonathan working a pool on Soda Butte for Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout

Fish were rising hard on PMD's when we started fishing Soda Butte Creek

Soda Butte Creek has some awesome Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout

This fish ate a dry fly in less than 4" of water....

Another fine cookie cutter on Soda Butte

off you go.....

We saw lots of beautiful rainbows during the afternoon showers we experienced.

Bones are everywhere in Yellowstone National Park. This was from a buffalo. Connective tissues still intact.

Jonathan fishing a nice run at Soda Butte Creek

Swallow neighborhood....

Elk in the sage....

Yellowstone vastness.....

Drew making his way to the Lamar River

The group getting ready to fish after hiking to the river....

Jay and Drew probing the water to see what the hot fly is....

Crystals sticking out of some rock

Where's the sheep?

Grazing on the steep slopes...

Post fishing chill time.....

The talented chefs preparing the outstanding food....

People are getting served some serious goodness....

Daisy knows where her favorite spot is.....

Some seriously fine cuisine and lots of it!

The view of the Paradise Valley never gets old. I could stare at that view every day!

Rocky Mountain inspiration....

Evening grizzly watch in a probable location a few miles from the lodge. We saw several this evening!

Some shed antlers by the banks of the Lamar River where we decided to have lunch...

A Lamar River Cutbow Trout

My super comfortable room. It is what a lodge room should look and feel like!

Cactus in Yellowstone National Park near the Lamar River

Lunch was perfectly timed on day 5. We ate, & then a big shower came through right after. Nice work with the umbrellas !

Pronghorn at the boat ramp after we took out on Day 5.

The lobby in the main lodge.....

The Office and Fly Shop.....

The patio area of the main lodge

The Office and Fly Shop from the main parking area

The Main Lodge Building from the patio side

There is a large lake with big trout, and boats are available to use.

The view across the Tom Miner Valley

Driving up the Tom Miner Valley

Tom Miner Creek

A little baby bird was just prancing around for a little bit.

Tom Miner Creek had some beautiful flowers on the banks.

Spots like this Tom Miner Creek hold feisty trout.

Drew and Adam were really fantastic fishing guides and great people.

Boats are docked up at the lake available for use...

The views are stunning at Hubbard's Yellowstone Lodge...

View of the main loge from the lakeside....

Grizzle scat at Tom Miner Creek. Watch out and be noisy!!

Underwater bear cub tracks, and the bank had a wet mud trail through the grass.....

More flowers at Tom Miner Creek

Soda Butte Cutties will hide just about anywhere. This fish was holding in inches of water off to the side of the main flow.

Admiring a fine Soda Butte Cutthroat Trout

A buffalo decided to have lunch with us.....We were there first, as he calmly wandered in, laid down, and chilled. He grazed and we ate our lunch.