08-26-2004, 12:47 AM
Gallatin River - August 21st, 2004
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FISHING: Great
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Flows at Gallatin Gateway are 475 C.F.S. The Gallatin has been red hot this week with some very good dry fly activity. The hatches are not spectacular but there is enough adult insects out that the fish have been looking to the surface. The most prominent hatch activity has been spruce moths that are very similar to caddis. General attractor patterns are about all that you will need to fish the Gallatin with right now. We have been fishing dry dropper rigs in the morning and afternoon hours and changing over to two dry flies in the evenings. A trude trailed with a small elk hair caddis or Yellow Stimulator has been very successful in the late evening hours. During the heat of the day you can have some luck with terrestrial patterns such as grasshoppers and ants. Concentrate your efforts during the heat of the day in the faster pocket water and shallow riffles where the oxygen content is greatest. The water temps are cool but the fish that are actively feeding are holding in the faster water in the river. Some of the better areas to fish the terrestrial insects have been on the upper reaches of the river near the Taylor's Fork and inside of Yellowstone National Park. We have had some heavy rainshowers over the past couple of days so if you get to the river and find it dirty don't be surprised. You can usually find clean water above the West Fork or the Taylor's fork after a heavy rainshower.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Royal Trude #8-12, Royal Stimulator #8-12, Peacock Trude #8-12, Bloom's Parachute Caddis #12-14, Parachute Adams #12-16, Yellow Stimulator #12-14, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Royal Wulff #12-14, X-Caddis #14-16, Black Slow Water Caddis #14-16, Peacock Anatomay #10-12, Hot Wire Caddis #10-12, King Prince #12-14, Turk's Tarantula #8-10, Parachute Hopper #8-10, Flying Ant #12-14.
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FISHING: Great
Steam Flow Information [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/current?type=flow&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=Gallatin&format=html_table"]click here[/url]]
Gallatin River Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/q_Gallatin_River__1114924459385_0_97.1900024414063.aspx"]click here[/url]]
East Gallatin River Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/q_East_Gallatin_River__1113345458915_0_42.1290016174316.aspx"]click here[/url]]
Flows at Gallatin Gateway are 475 C.F.S. The Gallatin has been red hot this week with some very good dry fly activity. The hatches are not spectacular but there is enough adult insects out that the fish have been looking to the surface. The most prominent hatch activity has been spruce moths that are very similar to caddis. General attractor patterns are about all that you will need to fish the Gallatin with right now. We have been fishing dry dropper rigs in the morning and afternoon hours and changing over to two dry flies in the evenings. A trude trailed with a small elk hair caddis or Yellow Stimulator has been very successful in the late evening hours. During the heat of the day you can have some luck with terrestrial patterns such as grasshoppers and ants. Concentrate your efforts during the heat of the day in the faster pocket water and shallow riffles where the oxygen content is greatest. The water temps are cool but the fish that are actively feeding are holding in the faster water in the river. Some of the better areas to fish the terrestrial insects have been on the upper reaches of the river near the Taylor's Fork and inside of Yellowstone National Park. We have had some heavy rainshowers over the past couple of days so if you get to the river and find it dirty don't be surprised. You can usually find clean water above the West Fork or the Taylor's fork after a heavy rainshower.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Royal Trude #8-12, Royal Stimulator #8-12, Peacock Trude #8-12, Bloom's Parachute Caddis #12-14, Parachute Adams #12-16, Yellow Stimulator #12-14, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Royal Wulff #12-14, X-Caddis #14-16, Black Slow Water Caddis #14-16, Peacock Anatomay #10-12, Hot Wire Caddis #10-12, King Prince #12-14, Turk's Tarantula #8-10, Parachute Hopper #8-10, Flying Ant #12-14.