The Gallatin (YNP) has continued to produce fish this week for those willing to do some hiking - there’s not a lot of water in the upper Gallatin, and deeper runs and undercuts are spread out out a bit.

Flows this morning (0645) are 371 cfs at Gallatin Gateway, with today’s average 453 cfs.  The Gallatin has been dirty most of the week below Taylor Fork - hopefully most of last week’s snow has melted with the warm temps and things will clear again, though of course that has not impacted the Park section.

BWOs have been the mid-day hatch with the favorable weather we’ve had this past week off and on, and you’ll see them again this week.  You might still see pockets of increasingly sparse  Caddis in the afternoons (in the Park section they have been small and tan of late).

Nymphs and streamers certainly will produce fish, though again due to low water you’ll be walking a bit to find water deep enough to fish with these techniques (though there have been some impressive fish pulled out from undercuts with a small olive bugger…).  Swinging soft hackles has also been productive.

The Gallatin below the Park is fishing well also, we’ll update the Gallatin outside the Park next on the 21st at Best Fly Fishing Montana.

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Flies to Have in the Box

Dries:  baetis - BWO, Blue Dun, Olive Sparkle Dun, Para-adams, Comparadun; Caddis - EHC, X Caddis, - tan, olive, black; perhaps small attractors on the sunny days

Nymphs: Copper John, red,olive,natural; Rubberlegs, olive and brown; Hares Ear; San Juan worm, red, brown; BHFBPT; Lightning bug, gold, silver, green /olive; Soft hackles - various (mayfly > caddis)

Streamers / Other: Woolly buggers, olive, brown, black; Sparkle Buggers - olive, brown, black; Girdle bug; smaller sizes; Kiwi Muddler; JJs.

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