There’s an issue brewing regarding a “glampground” (an upscale campground) in the floodplain of the Gallatin near Bozeman; Montana friends have been reading about this one in the news for some time. The Gallatin County Planning Commission meets this afternoon to consider evidence and comments that have been submitted regarding the development, and there’s still […]
River – Gallatin
Via the TU blog – When collaboration works well, it has a tendency to grow into new opportunities. It happened this summer during a call between Chris Wood, CEO and president of Trout Unlimited, and K. C. Walsh, executive chair of Simms Fishing Products. They had been discussing how to stand united against Pebble Mine […]
A few images from a riffle on the upper Gallatin taken one bright late September day last year. Amazing what a difference a bit of fiddling with settings can invoke. Here’s to pretty little riffles on pretty little rivers. On the road early today for a little work and a little play. Should have some […]
allbozeman.com – Fly Fishing with Gary Jones from Eric Keto on Vimeo.
Jake had a chance to get out yesterday on the Gallatin with a friend – he took a new underwater toy and snapped a few decent pics of the day – including the one eyed brown above. Sun has been in short supply around these parts as has snow (more snowpack and climate stuff to […]
Went up to do some nymphing on the upper Gallatin – too damned cold (in the 2 to 3 degree range and windy yesterday). There’s still some open water in the Canyon above Big Sky, but not for long. Cool shot of anchor ice forming along the bottom (the last pic…)
The Gallatin slowed down a bit with the cold weather we have been having. Actually, it slowed down a lot. Fish were still caught, to be sure, but anglers had to work harder for them. Personally, it seems a little early in the year to be breaking off out of my beard every fifteen minutes. […]
Finally, the forecast shows something that we want to see! From tomorrow on through the rest of the week temperatures are going to come down quite a bit and there is a possibility of rain and/or snow. The fall weather is going to kick things into high gear on the rivers. BWOs are the main […]
The Gallatin is starting to shift toward her fall pattern. Pretty soon you won’t have to worry about getting up at 5 am to make it to the river. The really great morning fishing is starting after the sun is up and has warmed the water. The upper river, in the canyon, still has a […]
The Gallatin is in good shape. Flows are pretty normal for this time of year, just below 460 cfs as of this morning, and water clarity is excellent. The cool nights have been cooling off some of the stretches that were warming up, and fishing is great. The big news is drakes in the canyon. […]
Damn, it is hard to believe it is already September! This summer has really seemed to fly by. Personally, I don’t mind at all. Fall is my favorite time of year in Montana. The fishing is great, the best of the year, and it is hunting season. Just might have to break out the shotgun […]
Despite a big bump in flows over the past few days from a heavy rain storm that moved through, the Gallatin is in pretty good shape. Flows are better than they have been in recent years, and the fish are eagerly feeding on a variety of insect life. Everything from caddis to mayflies to Spruce […]
After a large spike in flows earlier this week, things have settled down here on the Gallatin. There is still a fair amount of water in the river right now, compared to years past. Clarity is excellent, and conditions are great for dry fly fishing. Spruce Moths are still the buzzword. Early, before 11 or […]
