Bozeman & Livingston
About this
Bozeman and Livingston sit between the Gallatin, Madison and Yellowstone rivers in southwest Montana, north of Yellowstone National Park.
Destination hub · 6 mi away in a straight line
Bozeman Creek
- Type
- Freestone river, Montana (West)
- Designation
- Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)
- USGS gauges
- None listed
- Guides
- 8 nearby
- Shops
- 7 nearby
Today on the Bozeman Creek
No live reading for this water
Why there is no reading
Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.
Bozeman Creek is a freestone river in Montana, listed as Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey) by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
More about the Bozeman Creek
18 guides and 7 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Bozeman & Livingston.
Where it is
Bozeman Creek is a freestone river in Montana. Our destination hub Bozeman & Livingston is 6 mi away in a straight line.
No real-time gauge
No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Bozeman Creek or on its stream system within about 25 miles, and no dam operator publishes data for it. A missing gauge says nothing about the water itself. Find the gauges nearest Bozeman Creek
Where to fish
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Bozeman Creek on the map
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Shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Bozeman Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Bozeman Creek, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms near Bozeman Creek
Restrooms near Bozeman Creek
Restrooms within 2 miles of Bozeman Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
More water near Bozeman Creek
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Photo credit
The upper Gallatin River in the Yellowstone National Park section of the Gallatin valley. Photo: NPS / Diane Renkin, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Spring creekPhoto credit
The upper section of DePuy Spring Creek near Livingston, Montana, in January. Photo: Mike Cline, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Photo credit
The lower Yellowstone River at the Badlands Fishing Access Site near Terry, eastern Montana (far downstream of the Paradise Valley trout water). Photo: Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not East Gallatin RiverPhoto credit
The Madison River flowing out of Earthquake Lake, Custer Gallatin National Forest. Photo: USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not East Gallatin River.
East Gallatin River
Montana · about 9 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Hyalite ReservoirPhoto credit
Ennis Lake, Montana, in March, with the Madison Range beyond. Photo: Gloria Cabada-Leman, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Not Hyalite Reservoir.
Hyalite Reservoir
Montana · about 9 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Hyalite LakePhoto credit
Henrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Hyalite Lake.
Hyalite Lake
Montana · about 15 mi
Regulations
About this
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
- Montana fishing regulationsMontana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · checked 2026-10-14
- Montana fish stocking dataMontana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · checked 2026-10-14
Official designation: Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water.
- Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)
On the Montana's most-fished waters (FWP statewide angling pressure estimates, 2023 license year, top 250 by state rank) list (Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
- state rank 223, 1,791 angler days (2023)
The water on the map
About this
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-05) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
- Length
- 16.9 mi (15.6 in MT)
- Drains
- 98.3 sq mi
- Drop
- 1,677 ft · 99.5 ft/mi
- Flows into
- East Gallatin River
- Watershed
- Gallatin
Public land along it
About this
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
3.9 of 15.6 mi on public land
- Gallatin National ForestForest Service · 3.5 mi
- Gardner ParkCity Land · 0.4 mi
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Guides and shops near Bozeman Creek
About this
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Guides
Montana Angling Company
Bozeman, MT · 6 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
Fins & Feathers Guide Service
Bozeman, MT · 9 mi
Wade trips · Beginners & lessons · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
Hatch Adventures
Bozeman, MT · 9 mi
Multi-day trips · Overnight camp trips · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
Montana Troutwranglers
Belgrade, MT · 15 mi
Float trips · Walk-and-wade · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
George Anderson's Yellowstone Angler
Livingston, MT · 22 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Yellowstone & Madison
- Unclaimed
Nearby
Montana Fly Fishing Guides
Livingston, MT · 22 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
7 shops nearby
Gallatin River Guides
Gallatin Gateway, MT
Fly shop · Guided trips · Casting lessons & classes
- Unclaimed
Species and hatches
About this
What 16 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 16 nearby guide websites
- Trout8
- Brown trout6
- Cutthroat trout6
- Rainbow trout4
- Northern pike3
- Carp2
- Largemouth bass2
- Steelhead2
When the bugs come off
About this chart
5 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
- January: no charted hatch
- February: no charted hatch
- March: no charted hatch
- April: no charted hatch
- May: 3 charted hatches
- June: 2 charted hatches
- July: 2 charted hatches
- August: 1 charted hatch
- September: 1 charted hatch
- October: no charted hatch
- November: no charted hatch
- December: no charted hatch
Mother's Day caddis (Grannom) (May) · Salmonfly (May to June) · Salmonfly (May to July) · Salmonfly (July) · Trico (August to September)
Gear checklist
About this
What to bring on a guided float fishing trip: rain gear, polarized sunglasses, sun protection, a dry bag and your license. Most guides supply rods and flies. Estimated prices and where to buy.
Guided float trip
Usually supplied by the guide; a 9′ 5–6 weight if you bring your own · Trout on most western float rivers
Open the checklistVideos for this water (5)
Watch: reading a trout stream
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Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube How To Read The Water with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Reading the Water to Successfully Locate TroutEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
Not sponsored All videos on reading water
Watch: nymphing basics
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Casting with an Indicator & Better Nymphing TechniquesEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Fish Tales
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Bozeman Creek.
No stories from here yet.
Sources for this page
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
All 8 sources and dates
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: a point on the mapped channel of “Bozeman Creek”, halfway along its length in Montana, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 5 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.
- Montana fishing regulationsMontana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · checked 2026-10-14
- Montana fish stocking dataMontana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · checked 2026-10-14
- Montana FWP fishing access sitesMontana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · checked 2026-10-14
- Montana's most-fished waters (FWP statewide angling pressure estimates, 2023 license year, top 250 by state rank) (official list)Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · checked 2026-11-05
- NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies)U.S. Geological Survey · checked 2026-11-05
- Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public accessU.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project · checked 2026-11-05
- USGS NHDPlus High Resolution flowlines (position)U.S. Geological Survey, public domain · checked 2026-11-05
- Overture Maps places (guide map points)Overture Maps Foundation, CDLA-Permissive 2.0 · checked 2026-09-30