The Gallatin (YNP) has continued to produce fish this week - the successful angler has still been hiking and working the few deeper runs and pools.

Flows this morning (0645) are 388 cfs at Gallatin Gateway, with today’s average 451 cfs.  Flows on the lower Gallatin have increased with the rains of the past two days and Taylor Fork is dirty again, but water’s pretty clean in the Park.

BWOs have been coming off a little later - after lunch on most days, and the hatch is not as active and is not lasting as long as a couple of weeks ago.  You might still see pockets of increasingly sparse Caddis in the afternoons (in the Park section they have been small and dark tan/brown this fall).

Nymphs and streamers certainly will produce fish, though again due to low water you’ll be hiking a fair amount 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.

Coyotes and bears are still wandering close in the Fawn Pass area - they’ve been working several elk carcasses in the area;  supposedly there’s a new kill as of yesterday.

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;

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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