Bozeman Fishing Report
Gallatin
Visibility has been about a foot below the Taylor’s Fork and fishing has been fair at best, with flows reaching 2,300 CFS so fish your nymphs heavy. Visibility above the taylors fork is much better, bringing better Nymphing with it. Dry fly fishing hasn’t picked up in the upper reaches of the Gallatin yet, but this should increase as the weather warms up.
Nymphs
Hares Ear
Pats Stone
Copper bob-blue, red
Worminator
Dries
Parachute Adams.
X-caddis-olive
Purple Haze\
Streamers
Wooly Bugger-Black, Olive
Zonker-olive
Upper Madison
Water clarity has really increased this week, with around 2 feet of visibility on the Upper Madison. Caddis are moving so any emerger pattern in Olive or green should be the ticket. Black and Olive streamers have been working as well.
Dries-DCD Emerger-olive
Para BWO
Nymphs
Green Rock Worm
Copper bob-Red
Lightning bug-silver, purple
Bead Head Hares ear
Prince Harry
Batman
Streamers-
Circus Peanut-Olive, Black/Red
Scleech-black
Wooly bugger-Olive, Black
Conehead JJ Special
Lower Madison
Flows Have leveled out, and fishing has improved drastically. Fish have been rising for caddis and march browns, as well as crayfish, worms, and large black stones for nymphs. Streamers have been working well In the beartrap canyon area as well.
Dries
X Caddis- Brown, olive.
Elk hair caddis- olive, brown
Elk hair sally
Nymphs
McCrawdad
Pats stone- Black/Olive, Olive/Black/Olive
Worminator-Red
Beadhead pearl power worm-Pink, purple
Lightning bug-silver, pearl
Streamers-
Articulated sculpin
Montana Mouthwash
Conehead Wooly bugger-Brown, Olive Black
Yellowstone
The river is still dirty, But big black stones and Black streamers along the banks and drop offs can prove productive.
Nymphs
Pats stone- Black/olive
WMD Stone-black
Kaumans stone-blacl
Worminator-Red
Streamers
Circus Peanut-Black
Scleech-Black
Montana Mouthwash-Black/red
Butte Fishing Report:
Warmer weather and less rain has most waterways clearing up and hatches are starting to happen.
The Big Hole is fishing fair to large streamers and a few caddis are beginning to appear as well. San Juan droppers or beaded stone fly nymphs are seeing some action as well.
The Beaverhead is showing activity for sinking rigs this past week. Small lightning bugs and San Juans are yielding brown trout.
The Jefferson River is running high presently however some caddis and mayfly hatches are bringing the fisherman out.
All rivers and reservoirs are fishing fair to bait rigs or crank baits. Nightcrawlers and marshmallows or Power Bait are good choices.
