Small business owner Michael Nackoul is engaged in graduate studies at the University of Pittsburgh that include an MBA and a degree in mechanical engineering. Passionate about fly fishing, Michael Nackoul particularly enjoys casting his rod in locations such as the Olympic Peninsula and Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park features one of the most unique fishing spots in North America, the Firehole River. The Firehole runs through a vast, active geyser basin that includes famous features such as the Grand Prismatic spring and Old Faithful. The river is rich in both insects and trout, though fish do not consistently reach sizes greater than 12 inches. A prime spot to fish is at Firehole Falls, where fish will consistently snap at dry flies on the surface of the water, due to an abundance of insects.
One of the unusual aspects of fishing the Firehole is that it offers exceptional fishing at the beginning of the season, around Memorial Day, and later, after the weather turns cold, from late September to early November. At the height of the summer, the underground thermal features make the water too hot to hold fish populations.
