Urgent Yellowstone fishing closures hit 3 rivers as water turns deadly

Visitors heading to Yellowstone National Park this summer will find some of the park's best-known fishing rivers closed due to extreme water temperatures.

In a July 15 announcement, National Park Service (NPS) officials from Yellowstone said the Madison, Firehole and Gibbon rivers would be temporarily closed to fishing until further notice.

The affected rivers are all located on Yellowstone's west and northwest sides, near some of the park's busiest attractions, and the Firehole River flows through the Old Faithful area.