The Lewis River drains Lewis Lake down toward the Snake in the quiet southern end of Yellowstone, and its claim to fame is the channel between Lewis and Shoshone lakes, where big lake-run browns push up to spawn in the fall and draw anglers willing to wade cold water for a shot at a real fish. The river proper has meadow and canyon reaches with browns and brook trout. It's lake-fed water, so it runs clear and steady rather than flashing with the weather. Handle the spawning browns with the respect a spawning fish deserves.

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