The Gallatin (YNP) has been fishable again this past week, though skinny water still mandates very stealthy, careful dry fly fishing, and you’ve definitely got to walk a bit to find pools and runs deep enough to nymph.

Flows this morning (0645) are 399 cfs at Gallatin Gateway, with today’s average 417 cfs. 

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.

Hatch wise things have settled quite a bit - there are still BWOs coming off during the afternoon, though the window and hatch volume is constricting.  Might fool something with a perfectly presented small attractor on a sunny day….

If you just have to fish the Park the next few days, we’d probably head up the Madison, GIbbon, or Firehole.  The Gallatin below the Park is fishing well also (particularly lower in the valley).   We’ll update the Gallatin outside the Park next on the 4th 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; maybe a small attractor 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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