Gibbon River - Yellowstone National Park, USA

!--[if gte mso 9] Normal 0 ![endif]--     The Gibbon River originates from two-lakes, Grebe Lake and Wolf Lake just south of Observation Peak in Yellowstone National Park.  The Gibbon River is a small meandering stream flowing through a Lodge Pole Forest from Norris Junction upstream to its headwaters and is primarily a Brook Trout and Grayling fishery.  This area is known to be inhabited by numerous Grizzly Bears and Moose so beware in fishing this area.  Below Norris Junction to Gibbon Falls the Gibbon River is lined with Thermals and Geysers and has increased in size due to the additional water from Solfatara Creek, Geysers and Thermals.  This section meanders through Elk Meadows, then through a windy narrow canyon and is primarily a Brown Trout fishery with a few Grayling and Brook Trout mixed in.  Below Norris Junction is the beautiful Norris Geyser Basin and everyone should visit this area.  The section of the Gibbon River below Gibbon Falls to its confluence with the Firehole River, which creates the Madison River, is primarily a spawning and rearing area for Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout and Mountain Whitefish migrating up from Hebgen Lake in the spring and fall.  Overall the Gibbon River has every type of trout water a fishermen could want.  The entire drainage is full of wildlife:  Grizzly Bears, Black Bears, Elk, Moose, Bison, Deer, Coyotes and Wolves.