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Gallatin River Report

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Fishing Report:


Well there was a spik on the Gallatin yesterday and last night, with the flows still high.  That beeing said, don't really know what the clearity is like if the water flows just came up or the Taylor's Fork is up and dirty. Before the spik and cooler temp there has been good hopper action, expecially with this warmer weather.  Withe the cooler temps it will probably slow down the hopper action a little.  Hit the banks with the hopper, a size 10 morish hopper has been workin well.  If the hopper action isn't there nymphing is always a go to with bigger stonefly patter and the always good lightning bug.  And for those who like chuckin some junk don't be shy to throw some streamers, the tan silvy sculpin has been a good fly this past two weeks and with the overcast days and cooler temps throughing a streamer might be the hot ticket.

Fly pattern suggestions: 
Spruce Moth: 10 Yeager Bomb Red: 10-12 Birkenstock Special: 12-14-16 Chubby Chernobyl 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 

Last Updated: 9/6/2010

National Weather Service Flow Forecast


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