Known as one of the best wade fishing rivers in Montana, the Gallatin River is the closest larger river to Bozeman. It begins in Yellowstone National Park then winds its way through the Gallatin Canyon all the way to Three Forks where it meets up with the Jefferson and Madison rivers to form the Missouri River.
The Gallatin has been high recently with the runoff but people have still been catching fish in the right places. We have all been hearing good reports of fish being caught everywhere from above the taylor's fork near the park boundary to about the mid point of the Gallatin canyon. Fishing with nymphs has been the most consistent way to put fish in the net as of late and right now it is pretty tough to beat a red wire worm or pink fish finder worm up top to a girdle bug, a hare's ear or black blowtorch, black inferno-gon, the imp, or CDC Pheasant tail 14-16" inches behind the top fly. Streamer fishing with heavy flies can be a really good way to put fish in the net too with the high flows. Most of the fish have either been within 10" of the bank or behind rocks in the middle of the river.
Adams (16-22), Purple Haze (16-20), Buzzball (16-18), Elk Hair Caddis Tan/ Olive(12-18), Film critic BWO, Stubby Chubby Purple, Cinnamon, Yellow, Tan (16-18)
Wooly Bugger Olive, Black (6-12), Fish Whacker Olive/white or Brown/yellow (6) Sculpzilla Tan,Black,Olive (4-8), GD P/Jig Streamer White/ Olive/Black (10), Micro Dungeon Yellow (10), Mini Dungeon Olive/ Purple/ Natural/ White (6)
Prince Nymph (10-18), Perdigon (14-18), Pat’s Rubber Legs (8-12), Hare’s Ear (16-20), Blowtorch (12-18), Zebra Midge Black/ Red/ Purple (16-22), Sweetmeat Caddis Tanger/Lime (14-16), Sizzlin' Hot Squirrel (12-16)
