Bozeman Montana Fishing Reports
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Greater Yellowstone Fly Fishers - Online Report
One of Bozeman's most convenient shops just minutes to local rivers, and 15 minutes from the airport. See hatches & river conditions updated. We carry licenses & rental gear.
(406) 585-5321
Montana Troutfitters - save $50 on trips in April
Providing the most current river and hatch conditions in the Bozeman fishing area. We are the local's preferred choice for gear and guides. Save $50 on fishing trips in April.
(406) 587-4707
Anglers Haven Outfitters
Montana fly fishing on the Yellowstone, Madison, Gallatin and Missouri Rivers. Whether you're an expert angler, or want to try fly fishing, you'll appreciate our dedication.
(406) 580-8100
Big Hole River - All Sections - view archive
6/20/2006 :: Reported by Waters Edge Outfitting
This is Brian OConnor coming to you with a great fishing report on the Big Hole River. Yesterday was an excellent day for fishing. All of our guides caught over 50 trout per boat with the biggest being a 22 inch brown. It is still salmon fly season ... [more]
Gallatin River - view archive
4/21/2006 :: Reported by Gallatin River Lodge
The Gallatin went off color on Easter but is coming down nicely now and is fishing well. Visibility today was a few feet and the fish were taking larger stonefly nymphs with small pheasant tail trailers. Keep an eye out for blue winged olives ... [more]
Gallatin River - North of Yellowstone - view archive
9/30/2007 :: Reported by Madison River Outfitters
The Taylor’s Fork has been flowing dirty on and off throughout the week. When the Gallatin has reduced clarity we’ve had some very good nymphing with stonefly nymphs and San Juan Worms. Baetis hatches have brought fish up to the ... [more]
9/16/2007 :: Reported by Madison River Outfitters
Anglers on the Gallatin are still pounding up a few fish on hoppers by cover a lot of water and getting long dead drifts, but it is beginning to be time to change gears. Fall nymphing and Baetis fishing and will dominate the techniques on the ... [more]
Madison River - view archive
3/31/2006 :: Reported by Gallatin River Lodge
Fishing on the Madison River has been excellent. Warm afternoons have really helped the fishing. The lower section has been fishing well. We've been floating and dead drifting Sculpins and Bowriver Buggers with small beadhead ... [more]
8/17/2001 :: Reported by High Country Flies
Now is the time to start fishing the Madison River for the staging Brown Trout. Famous runs like the Barns Holes and Bakers Holes have seen more fisherman than trout lately but that is going to change as we get further into October. Try swinging ... [more]
Madison River - Hebgen Dam to Quake Lake - view archive
9/30/2007 :: Reported by Madison River Outfitters
Flows from Hebgen Dam are right around 670 CFS for the second week in a row. We’ve had some very good fishing in this stretch of the Madison at times and at other times it has been slow. Covering different types of water, from the more traditional ... [more]
9/16/2007 :: Reported by Madison River Outfitters
Flows out of Hebgen Dam have been a stable 850 CFS for a while now. Insect activity has made for a little bit of a dry fly fishing resurgence with attractors, but we are finding most of our fish on nymphs. Silli Leg Stones have accounted for a good ... [more]
Madison River - Lyon's Bridge to Ennis - view archive
9/30/2007 :: Reported by Madison River Outfitters
Anglers in the float section are finding success with similar flies that are used in the water upriver. In addition to the small nymphs, Silli Leg Stones and San Juan Worms have been effective when dead drifted. Pounding the banks with streamers ... [more]
9/16/2007 :: Reported by Madison River Outfitters
Fishing in the float section has been best with nymphs lately, though ants have occasionally made a late day appearance bringing trout to the surface. Deeply dead drifting droppers in a two fly rig produce the largest number of fish of any way we ... [more]
Madison River - Quake Lake to Lyon's Bridge - view archive
9/30/2007 :: Reported by Madison River Outfitters
Though we aren’t finding a lot of fish eating dries on the wade section right now, there has been some very good fishing with nymphs. As a bonus there are far less anglers fishing here than between the lakes. Small nymphs such as $3 Dips, ... [more]
9/16/2007 :: Reported by Madison River Outfitters
Fishing in the wade section has been pretty darn good, but the fish have been most responsive to nymphs. Dry fly purists haven’t had a whole lot of success blind fishing hoppers or attractors. There are some fish rising to Baetis however and ... [more]
Madison River - Yellowstone Park Section - view archive
9/30/2007 :: Reported by Madison River Outfitters
Fish numbers continue to increase in the Park as more fish swim up from Hebgen Lake into the Madison. Anglers still aren’t catching a ton of fish, but enough fish are being found to keep things interesting. As the water is lower than in previous ... [more]
9/16/2007 :: Reported by Madison River Outfitters
Bright weather has slowed the fishing for lake-run browns and rainbows entering the Madison in the Park. Nymph fisherman are finding a few fish with San Juan Worms, Stonefly Nymphs and Pheasant Tails, but for the most part fishing has yet to really ... [more]
Paradise Valley Spring Creeks - view archive
4/4/2006 :: Reported by Angler's West
The Paradise Valley creeks have been a slam dunk as of late. Loads of fresh fish have been showing up every day from the Yellowston. All these rainbows are prime spawning specimens! Fishing has been silly at times. And you don't have to be bothering ... [more]
Yellowstone River - view archive
5/5/2008 :: Reported by Jack Dennis Sports
Yellowstone River is closed right now. The opening date depends on the area that you are fishing. The earliest fishing date in the park is may 24. Consult park regulations.
... [more]
3/10/2008 :: Reported by Westbank Anglers
Yellowstone National Park opens to fishing on May 24, 2008 ... [more]
Yellowstone River - Gardiner to Livingston - view archive
4/12/2007 :: Reported by Dome Mountain Ranch
"Where is the Mother's Day Caddis?"
The weather hasn't quite allowed things to happen just yet. Although we have had some really nice days, they are offset by the evil twin fairly consistently with wind, snow and cold temperatures. However, ... [more]
4/12/2007 :: Reported by Dome Mountain Ranch
"White Fish Mania and Jumping Rainbows"
The weather today was overcast and a bit windy, however so far this week we have had that classic "pre-season" Montana fishing weather. During this time of year we often have the entire river, endless ... [more]
Yellowstone River - Inside the Park - view archive
7/19/2007 :: Reported by Westbank Anglers
The voluntary closures from noon to 6:00PM have now been made mandatory. The warm water temps have prompted the Park Service to issue mandatory closures on many of the popular rivers from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. I recommend not fishing past Noon, so ... [more]
7/9/2007 :: Reported by Westbank Anglers
Yellowstone waters have been getting hot and the NPS has issued angling advisories. Please do not fish between 12 and 6pm. Catching a fish will stress it out and possibly kill it.
Besides the warning, the early morning and late evening ... [more]
Yellowstone River - Clark's Fork - view archive
4/15/2008 :: Reported by The Humble Fly
THE CLARKSFORK OF THE YELLOWSTONE: The lower clarksfork from the canyon mouth to the montana state line is fishing well, the big fish are on the move and they're busting tippets as they make they're way up the river to the spawning grounds. We're ... [more]
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