Montana Fishing Report: Boulder River

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Date	05-Nov-09
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Conditions : Boulder River: Beautiful scenery, and few people make this a great fall getway for wade fisherman looking to get out of bozeman for the day. Nymphing will be the ticket right now, unless you get a nice baetis hatch on a cloudy day. Some browns will start heading up this river from the yellowstone as they start to spawn. Just know that when it's lower like it is the fish can be skittish, so you'll know where they're holding, just don't step in the middle of the runs and you'll be in good shape. I like rubberlegged stonefly nymphs trailing worms, eggs and mayfly nymphs at this time of year. Put away your dry flies, those are done, and although you'll get the occassional risers on some parts of the river, concentrate subsurface until you spot them - blind fishing dries isn't the most productive over this way

Fly pattern suggestions: Hogans Thing: 12-14-16 Copper Mayfly: 12-14-16 Tungsten Black Retriever & Brown Lab: 6-8 Mega Hares Ear: 6-8 Lightning Bug: 10-12 Mega Prince: 4-6 San Juan Worm: 10 Mega Hare's Ear: 6-8 Delektable Coppertone: 6-8 Delekta's Big Red: 6-8 Eggs: 10 Thorax BWO: 16-18 Gay Baetis: 16-18 Low Rider Emerger: 16-18

Reported by: Montana Troutfitters

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About: - The Boulder River originates in the rugged, high elevations of the Beartooth Mountains in the Gallatin National Forest. It tumbles down 7,300 feet and 60 miles through mixed conifers, deciduous trees, shrubs, grassland, and agricultural land, to join the Yellowstone River. Most of its drainage lies within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. (more on the Boulder River)			Brown Trout Longnose Dace Longnose Sucker Mottled Sculpin Mountain Sucker Mountain Whitefish Rainbow Trout Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Brook Trout

Misc Info: - Exceptions to Standard Regulations: Entire River And Tributaries Open entire year. Combined Trout: 2 daily and in possession, only 1 over 13 inches. Natural Bridge To Two-Mile Bridge (First Crossing, 5 Road Miles Upstream From Natural Bridge) Catch-and-release for rainbow trout, except anglers 14 years of age and younger may take 1 rainbow trout daily and in possession, any size. Artificial lures only.