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 […]
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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…)
Yesterday afternoon it was almost 70 in the Big Sky Meadow and down the road to the northern border of the Park on 191; with that kind of warmth, lots of sun and snow in the high country, Taylor Fork was pumping mud into the Gallatin – here’s a pic right taken literally right at […]
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. […]
These pics were all taken last night by Jess (she’s now absolutely consumed by the mental illness that is photography and shooting hundreds of pics per day around the neighborhood). The learning curve with today’s digital photography options is astoundingly different that the days of shooting Kodachrome and Ektachrome and painstakingly critiquing slides. The pic […]
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 […]
I apologize for the delay in getting today’s reports up; I have been at the dentist’s office most of the morning. Nothing like starting your day with a couple of fillings. Anyway, the Gallatin has recovered from the mud and rain earlier this week and is fishing well. Flows spiked a few days ago, but […]
Mark and I just got back from an early morning picture run to Yellowstone for Fish Can’t Read. The Gallatin is looking and fishing well, as evidenced by the numerous fishermen on the water this morning. Flows continue to come down but remain above the median average. The big news is the scattered appearance of […]
It seems like the Gallatin has been pretty hit or miss for a long time. All the rain we got a while back was not the best thing for water clarity. But, things have started to get more consistently good over here. Flows have stabilized, although they are coming up a bit from levels […]
