Montana Fishing Report: Gallatin River

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Date	20-Jul-10
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Conditions : Gallatin River: The good news on the Gallatin is that she's been dropping, should be well below a 1,000CFS by the end of the week and the fishing has only been getting better for the past week or so now. Evening caddis are coming off and fish are looking up for them, so this is a great after work spot for us locals, and the middle of the day fish are starting to eat some attractor dry flies finally so that's even better news. Fishing is still excellent on nymphs if you like to go that route - streamer fishing has been decent in the mornings and late evenings in the lower light so really you can't go wrong out here right now and the abscence of T-storms has meant the river is in great shape clarity wise and all of the tributaries have been seeing good dry fly action on them as well. With the nice weather and summery forecast the fish will be munching on your stimulators, humpies, trude's, yeager bomb's, tarantula's, the JC Special and whatever other concoction you'd like to float on the surface, dropping a beadhead off of the back is an even better idea if you don't mind a few whitefish here and there!

Fly pattern suggestions: Chubby Chernobyl Purple, Black & Tan, Golden, Surprise: 8-10-12 RL Orange & Yellow Stimulators: 10-12-14 PMX Royal, Black, Peacock, Red: 14-16 Tarantula Yellow, Red & Natural: 6-8-10 Bugger Brown, Black, Olive: 6 Bellyache Minnow Tan & Olive: 2 Mega Prince: 4-6 Mega Hare's Ear: 6-8 Mega Pheasant Tail: 8-10 Lightning Bug: 12-14 Copper Johnson Chartreuse, Black, Yellow: 16-18-20 Ugly Bug: 6-8-10 The Turd: 6-8-10 San Juan Worms Pink, Orange, Brown, Tan, Red: Silvey's Sculpin Black, Tan, Olive: 2

Reported by: Montana Troutfitters

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About: - The Gallatin River is about twelve miles long from its origin at the confluence of the West and East Gallatin rivers to Three Forks, Montana, where it joins the Jefferson and Madison rivers to form the Missouri River. The river flows through a narrow valley consisting of agricultural and grazing lands at elevations less than 5,000 feet. The banks are primarily undercuts, and long, deep pools provide much of the fish cover. Except for the East and West Gallatin rivers, tributaries to the Gallatin River are limited to a few spring creeks. Water can be slightly turbid year-round due to the sediment input from the East Gallatin.			Rainbows Browns Cutthroats Whitefish

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