East Gallatin River

Type: Freestone river, Montana (West)
Designation: Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)
USGS gauges: 1 live
Guides: 8 nearby
Shops: 5 nearby

Today on the East Gallatin River

Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here

No water temperature here.

Flow now: 59 ft³/s
Vs normal for Nov 5: Normal
Trend: Steady over 24 h
Last reading: Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST

At E Gallatin R ab Water Reclamation Fa nr Bozeman MT (USGS 06048650) Provisional USGS data

The East Gallatin River 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 East Gallatin River

1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 17 guides and 5 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Bozeman & Livingston.

Updated 5 Nov 2026 · Sources: Montana's most-fished waters (FWP statewide angling pressure estimates, 2023 license year, top 250 by state rank), USGS Water Data

Representative photograph of similar water; not a photograph of this place. — Representative photograph, not this water.

Where it is

East Gallatin River is a freestone river in Montana. Our destination hub Bozeman & Livingston is 4 mi away in a straight line.

Flow now at the gauge

E Gallatin R ab Water Reclamation Fa nr Bozeman MT

USGS 06048650 · NWS EGBM8

Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here

Flow 59 ft³/s: normal for Nov 5, over 12 years of USGS record. U.S. Geological Survey
No water-temperature reading at this gauge: take a stream thermometer.

What the agencies suggest

Carry a stream thermometer. Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperature National Park Service

General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.

Discharge: 59 ft³/s
Gauge height: 3.91 ft

Reading Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST · provisional USGS data

Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h

Discharge · last 7 days

Discharge, about hourly
Latest: 59 ft³/s at Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST

USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.

View data as a table

Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised. Missing hours or days are not filled in.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)
Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 5, 2:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 5, 1:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 5, 12:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 5, 11:30 AM MST	54.8	3.87
Nov 5, 10:30 AM MST	57.9	3.9
Nov 5, 9:30 AM MST	57.9	3.9
Nov 5, 8:30 AM MST	57.9	3.9
Nov 5, 7:30 AM MST	57.9	3.9
Nov 5, 6:30 AM MST	55.8	3.88
Nov 5, 5:30 AM MST	54.8	3.87
Nov 5, 4:30 AM MST	55.8	3.88
Nov 5, 3:30 AM MST	55.8	3.88
Nov 5, 2:30 AM MST	56.9	3.89
Nov 5, 1:30 AM MST	56.9	3.89
Nov 5, 12:30 AM MST	57.9	3.9
Nov 4, 11:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 4, 10:30 PM MST	60	3.92
Nov 4, 9:30 PM MST	60	3.92
Nov 4, 8:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 4, 7:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 4, 6:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 4, 5:30 PM MST	60	3.92
Nov 4, 4:30 PM MST	60	3.92
Nov 4, 3:30 PM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 2:30 PM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 1:30 PM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 12:30 PM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 11:30 AM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 10:30 AM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 9:30 AM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 8:30 AM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 7:30 AM MST	62.2	3.94
Nov 4, 6:30 AM MST	62.2	3.94
Nov 4, 5:30 AM MST	63.3	3.95
Nov 4, 4:30 AM MST	64.3	3.96
Nov 4, 3:30 AM MST	65.4	3.97
Nov 4, 2:30 AM MST	65.4	3.97
Nov 4, 1:30 AM MST	66.5	3.98
Nov 4, 12:30 AM MST	66.5	3.98
Nov 3, 11:30 PM MST	66.5	3.98
Nov 3, 10:30 PM MST	67.7	3.99
Nov 3, 9:30 PM MST	68.8	4
Nov 3, 8:30 PM MST	68.8	4
Nov 3, 7:30 PM MST	68.8	4
Nov 3, 6:30 PM MST	69.9	4.01
Nov 3, 5:30 PM MST	69.9	4.01
Nov 3, 4:30 PM MST	69.9	4.01
Nov 3, 3:30 PM MST	71	4.02
Nov 3, 2:30 PM MST	71	4.02
Nov 3, 1:30 PM MST	72.2	4.03
Nov 3, 12:30 PM MST	72.2	4.03
Nov 3, 11:30 AM MST	73.3	4.04
Nov 3, 10:30 AM MST	73.3	4.04
Nov 3, 9:30 AM MST	74.5	4.05
Nov 3, 8:30 AM MST	75.6	4.06
Nov 3, 7:30 AM MST	75.6	4.06
Nov 3, 6:30 AM MST	76.8	4.07
Nov 3, 5:30 AM MST	77.9	4.08
Nov 3, 4:30 AM MST	77.9	4.08
Nov 3, 3:30 AM MST	77.9	4.08
Nov 3, 2:30 AM MST	79.1	4.09
Nov 3, 1:30 AM MST	80.3	4.1
Nov 3, 12:30 AM MST	81.5	4.11
Nov 2, 11:30 PM MST	83.9	4.13
Nov 2, 10:30 PM MST	85.1	4.14
Nov 2, 9:30 PM MST	87.5	4.16
Nov 2, 8:30 PM MST	88.8	4.17
Nov 2, 7:30 PM MST	91.2	4.19
Nov 2, 6:30 PM MST	92.5	4.2
Nov 2, 5:30 PM MST	93.7	4.21
Nov 2, 4:30 PM MST	96.3	4.23
Nov 2, 3:30 PM MST	97.5	4.24
Nov 2, 2:30 PM MST	101	4.27
Nov 2, 1:30 PM MST	104	4.29
Nov 2, 12:30 PM MST	114	4.35
Nov 2, 11:30 AM MST	101	4.27
Nov 2, 10:30 AM MST	103	4.28
Nov 2, 9:30 AM MST	103	4.28
Nov 2, 8:30 AM MST	101	4.27
Nov 2, 7:30 AM MST	95	4.22
Nov 2, 6:30 AM MST	92.5	4.2
Nov 2, 5:30 AM MST	88.8	4.17
Nov 2, 4:30 AM MST	87.5	4.16
Nov 2, 3:30 AM MST	88.8	4.17
Nov 2, 2:30 AM MST	90	4.18
Nov 2, 1:30 AM MST	88.8	4.17
Nov 2, 12:30 AM MST	88.8	4.17
Nov 1, 11:30 PM MST	87.5	4.16
Nov 1, 10:30 PM MST	80.3	4.1
Nov 1, 9:30 PM MST	75.6	4.06
Nov 1, 8:30 PM MST	71	4.02
Nov 1, 7:30 PM MST	64.3	3.96
Nov 1, 6:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 1, 5:30 PM MST	56.9	3.89
Nov 1, 4:30 PM MST	54.8	3.87
Nov 1, 3:30 PM MST	53.8	3.86
Nov 1, 2:30 PM MST	52.8	3.85
Nov 1, 1:30 PM MST	52.8	3.85
Nov 1, 12:30 PM MST	51.8	3.84
Nov 1, 11:30 AM MST	51.8	3.84
Nov 1, 10:30 AM MST	50.8	3.83
Nov 1, 9:30 AM MST	50.8	3.83
Nov 1, 8:30 AM MST	50.8	3.83
Nov 1, 7:30 AM MST	48.8	3.81
Nov 1, 6:30 AM MST	46.8	3.79
Nov 1, 5:30 AM MST	46.8	3.79
Nov 1, 4:30 AM MST	46.8	3.79
Nov 1, 3:30 AM MST	46.8	3.79
Nov 1, 2:30 AM MST	46.8	3.79
Nov 1, 1:30 AM MST	47.8	3.8
Nov 1, 1:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Nov 1, 12:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 31, 11:30 PM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 31, 10:30 PM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 31, 9:30 PM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 31, 8:30 PM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 31, 7:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 31, 6:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 5:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 4:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 3:30 PM MDT	51.8	3.84
Oct 31, 2:30 PM MDT	51.8	3.84
Oct 31, 1:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 12:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 11:30 AM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 10:30 AM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 9:30 AM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 8:30 AM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 7:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 31, 6:30 AM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 31, 5:30 AM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 31, 4:30 AM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 31, 3:30 AM MDT	46.8	3.79
Oct 31, 2:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 31, 1:30 AM MDT	46.8	3.79
Oct 31, 12:30 AM MDT	46.8	3.79
Oct 30, 11:30 PM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 10:30 PM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 9:30 PM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 8:30 PM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 30, 7:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 6:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 30, 5:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 30, 4:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 30, 3:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 2:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 1:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 12:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 11:30 AM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 10:30 AM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 9:30 AM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 8:30 AM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 7:30 AM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 6:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 5:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 4:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 3:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 2:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 1:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 12:30 AM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 29, 11:30 PM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 29, 10:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 29, 9:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 29, 8:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 29, 7:30 PM MDT	51.8	3.84
Oct 29, 6:30 PM MDT	52.8	3.85
Oct 29, 5:30 PM MDT	53.8	3.86
Oct 29, 4:30 PM MDT	53.8	3.86

What this level means general guidance

Normal for Nov 5: 52–70 ft³/s (middle half of 12 years of record). Now: 59 ft³/s, normal.

Normal for this date. 59 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 12 years of record (2015–2026): 10th 43, 25th 52, median 61, 75th 70, 90th 112 ft³/s.

Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 40.4 ft³/s, highest 113 ft³/s.

Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).

Steady over 24 hours (−3.4% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.

Official flood stage · National Weather Service

NWS observed 3.92 ft stage at Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST (NWS gauge EGBM8; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).

NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.

Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)

Conditions for fishing general guidance

No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Montana FWP uses are 66°F, 68°F and 73°F.

Species

This gauge is on our page for East Gallatin River, but no agency page we read lists its species.

Safety

Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)

Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.

Open the USGS gauge page

Checked Nov 5, 4:20 PM MST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.

Reading the gauges…

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Follow East Gallatin River for flow alerts

Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.

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Where to fish

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.

Montana FWP fishing access sites

East Gallatin River on the map

Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles

Restrooms Access map

Map of East Gallatin River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near East Gallatin River

Restrooms within 2 miles of East Gallatin River 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 East Gallatin River

Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)
Photo credit
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Rainbow, brown & brook trout
350cfsFlow now · below normal for the date
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Photo credit
The upper section of DePuy Spring Creek near Livingston, Montana, in January. Photo: Mike Cline, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
DePuy Spring Creek
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Rainbow, brown & cutthroat trout
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)
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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
Yellowstone River
Montana · about 26 mi
Rainbow, brown & brook trout
1,560cfsFlow now · normal for the date
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Bozeman Creek
Photo 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 Bozeman Creek.
Bozeman Creek
Montana · about 9 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Hyalite Reservoir
Photo 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 18 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Hyalite Lake
Photo 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 24 mi

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
Gallatin River
Montana · about 19 mi
Rainbow, brown & brook trout
Spring creek
Photo credit
The upper section of DePuy Spring Creek near Livingston, Montana, in January. Photo: Mike Cline, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
DePuy Spring Creek
Montana · about 26 mi
Rainbow, brown & cutthroat trout
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
Yellowstone River
Montana · about 26 mi
Rainbow, brown & brook trout
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Bozeman Creek
Photo 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 Bozeman Creek.
Bozeman Creek
Montana · about 9 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Hyalite Reservoir
Photo 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 18 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Hyalite Lake
Photo 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 24 mi

Regulations

Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.

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 60, 12,551 angler days (2023)

The water on the map

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: 46.4 mi (41.9 in MT)
Drains: 1,670 sq mi
Drop: 772 ft · 16.6 ft/mi
Flows into: Gallatin River
Watershed: Gallatin

Public land along it

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.

4.2 of 41.9 mi on public land

Montana State Trust LandsUnknown · 1.9 mi
Gallatin Forks Fishing Access SiteState Fish and Wildlife · 0.9 mi
Cherry River Fishing Access SiteState Fish and Wildlife · 0.6 mi
East Gallatin Recreation AreaCity Land · 0.5 mi
Story Mill ParkCity Land · 0.4 mi

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Guides and shops near East Gallatin River

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 · 3 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
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Montana Angler
Bozeman, MT · 4 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
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MF
Montana Fly Guides
Bozeman, MT · 4 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
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Fins & Feathers Guide Service
Bozeman, MT · 7 mi
Wade trips · Beginners & lessons · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
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Hatch Adventures
Bozeman, MT · 7 mi
Multi-day trips · Overnight camp trips · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
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Montana Troutwranglers
Belgrade, MT · 7 mi
Float trips · Walk-and-wade · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
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Wet Net Outfitters LLC
Livingston, MT · 24 mi
Wade trips · Drift boat · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
View guide
Yellowstone Country Fly Fishing
Livingston, MT · 24 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Madison & Yellowstone
- Unclaimed
Nearby
View guide

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5 shops nearby

Bozeman Fly Supply
Bozeman, MT
Fly shop · Fly tying classes
- Unclaimed
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Bozeman FlyWorks
Bozeman, MT
Fly shop
- Unclaimed
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The River's Edge Fly Shop
Bozeman, MT
Fly shop · Guided trips · Casting lessons & classes
- Unclaimed
View shop
TL
TroutChasers Lodge & Fly Fishing Outfitters
Bozeman, MT
Fly shop · Guided trips · Lodging
- Unclaimed
View shop
Yellow Dog Flyfishing
Bozeman, MT
Fly shop · Guided trips
- Unclaimed
View shop

All Montana shops

Species and hatches

What 15 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.

Named on 15 nearby guide websites

Trout7
Brown trout6
Cutthroat trout6
Rainbow trout4
Northern pike3
Carp2
Largemouth bass2
Steelhead2

When the bugs come off

Regional hatch months: Northern Rockies

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)

Northern Rockies hatch chart

Plan your stay

Fishing lodges nearby

All lodges

Gallatin Canyon Cabins
Gallatin Gateway, Montana
River cabins · 13 mi
- Unclaimed

Getting there

BZN · Bozeman · 6 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
BTM · Butte · 71 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
WYS · West Yellowstone · 72 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)

About this

Miles are straight-line distances, not drive times.
Airports: scheduled passenger service, from OurAirports (public domain) (2026-11-04).
Lodges are listed when their own website talks about fishing. Prices and availability are the lodge's own.

Bozeman & Livingston

Bozeman and Livingston sit between the Gallatin, Madison and Yellowstone rivers in southwest Montana, north of Yellowstone National Park.

Destination hub · 4 mi away in a straight line

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Gear checklist

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.

A woman rows a drift boat while a man stands in the bow and casts

Guided float trip

Usually supplied by the guide; a 9′ 5–6 weight if you bring your own · Trout on most western float rivers

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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: the USGS gauge E Gallatin R ab Water Reclamation Fa nr Bozeman MT. Water type is our own classification.

E Gallatin R ab Water Reclamation Fa nr Bozeman MT

USGS 06048650 · NWS EGBM8

Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here

Flow 59 ft³/s: normal for Nov 5, over 12 years of USGS record. U.S. Geological Survey
No water-temperature reading at this gauge: take a stream thermometer.

What the agencies suggest

Carry a stream thermometer. Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperature National Park Service

General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.

Discharge: 59 ft³/s
Gauge height: 3.91 ft

Reading Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST · provisional USGS data

Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h

Discharge · last 7 days

Discharge, about hourly
Latest: 59 ft³/s at Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST

USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.

View data as a table

Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised. Missing hours or days are not filled in.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)
Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 5, 2:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 5, 1:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 5, 12:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 5, 11:30 AM MST	54.8	3.87
Nov 5, 10:30 AM MST	57.9	3.9
Nov 5, 9:30 AM MST	57.9	3.9
Nov 5, 8:30 AM MST	57.9	3.9
Nov 5, 7:30 AM MST	57.9	3.9
Nov 5, 6:30 AM MST	55.8	3.88
Nov 5, 5:30 AM MST	54.8	3.87
Nov 5, 4:30 AM MST	55.8	3.88
Nov 5, 3:30 AM MST	55.8	3.88
Nov 5, 2:30 AM MST	56.9	3.89
Nov 5, 1:30 AM MST	56.9	3.89
Nov 5, 12:30 AM MST	57.9	3.9
Nov 4, 11:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 4, 10:30 PM MST	60	3.92
Nov 4, 9:30 PM MST	60	3.92
Nov 4, 8:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 4, 7:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 4, 6:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 4, 5:30 PM MST	60	3.92
Nov 4, 4:30 PM MST	60	3.92
Nov 4, 3:30 PM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 2:30 PM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 1:30 PM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 12:30 PM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 11:30 AM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 10:30 AM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 9:30 AM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 8:30 AM MST	61.1	3.93
Nov 4, 7:30 AM MST	62.2	3.94
Nov 4, 6:30 AM MST	62.2	3.94
Nov 4, 5:30 AM MST	63.3	3.95
Nov 4, 4:30 AM MST	64.3	3.96
Nov 4, 3:30 AM MST	65.4	3.97
Nov 4, 2:30 AM MST	65.4	3.97
Nov 4, 1:30 AM MST	66.5	3.98
Nov 4, 12:30 AM MST	66.5	3.98
Nov 3, 11:30 PM MST	66.5	3.98
Nov 3, 10:30 PM MST	67.7	3.99
Nov 3, 9:30 PM MST	68.8	4
Nov 3, 8:30 PM MST	68.8	4
Nov 3, 7:30 PM MST	68.8	4
Nov 3, 6:30 PM MST	69.9	4.01
Nov 3, 5:30 PM MST	69.9	4.01
Nov 3, 4:30 PM MST	69.9	4.01
Nov 3, 3:30 PM MST	71	4.02
Nov 3, 2:30 PM MST	71	4.02
Nov 3, 1:30 PM MST	72.2	4.03
Nov 3, 12:30 PM MST	72.2	4.03
Nov 3, 11:30 AM MST	73.3	4.04
Nov 3, 10:30 AM MST	73.3	4.04
Nov 3, 9:30 AM MST	74.5	4.05
Nov 3, 8:30 AM MST	75.6	4.06
Nov 3, 7:30 AM MST	75.6	4.06
Nov 3, 6:30 AM MST	76.8	4.07
Nov 3, 5:30 AM MST	77.9	4.08
Nov 3, 4:30 AM MST	77.9	4.08
Nov 3, 3:30 AM MST	77.9	4.08
Nov 3, 2:30 AM MST	79.1	4.09
Nov 3, 1:30 AM MST	80.3	4.1
Nov 3, 12:30 AM MST	81.5	4.11
Nov 2, 11:30 PM MST	83.9	4.13
Nov 2, 10:30 PM MST	85.1	4.14
Nov 2, 9:30 PM MST	87.5	4.16
Nov 2, 8:30 PM MST	88.8	4.17
Nov 2, 7:30 PM MST	91.2	4.19
Nov 2, 6:30 PM MST	92.5	4.2
Nov 2, 5:30 PM MST	93.7	4.21
Nov 2, 4:30 PM MST	96.3	4.23
Nov 2, 3:30 PM MST	97.5	4.24
Nov 2, 2:30 PM MST	101	4.27
Nov 2, 1:30 PM MST	104	4.29
Nov 2, 12:30 PM MST	114	4.35
Nov 2, 11:30 AM MST	101	4.27
Nov 2, 10:30 AM MST	103	4.28
Nov 2, 9:30 AM MST	103	4.28
Nov 2, 8:30 AM MST	101	4.27
Nov 2, 7:30 AM MST	95	4.22
Nov 2, 6:30 AM MST	92.5	4.2
Nov 2, 5:30 AM MST	88.8	4.17
Nov 2, 4:30 AM MST	87.5	4.16
Nov 2, 3:30 AM MST	88.8	4.17
Nov 2, 2:30 AM MST	90	4.18
Nov 2, 1:30 AM MST	88.8	4.17
Nov 2, 12:30 AM MST	88.8	4.17
Nov 1, 11:30 PM MST	87.5	4.16
Nov 1, 10:30 PM MST	80.3	4.1
Nov 1, 9:30 PM MST	75.6	4.06
Nov 1, 8:30 PM MST	71	4.02
Nov 1, 7:30 PM MST	64.3	3.96
Nov 1, 6:30 PM MST	59	3.91
Nov 1, 5:30 PM MST	56.9	3.89
Nov 1, 4:30 PM MST	54.8	3.87
Nov 1, 3:30 PM MST	53.8	3.86
Nov 1, 2:30 PM MST	52.8	3.85
Nov 1, 1:30 PM MST	52.8	3.85
Nov 1, 12:30 PM MST	51.8	3.84
Nov 1, 11:30 AM MST	51.8	3.84
Nov 1, 10:30 AM MST	50.8	3.83
Nov 1, 9:30 AM MST	50.8	3.83
Nov 1, 8:30 AM MST	50.8	3.83
Nov 1, 7:30 AM MST	48.8	3.81
Nov 1, 6:30 AM MST	46.8	3.79
Nov 1, 5:30 AM MST	46.8	3.79
Nov 1, 4:30 AM MST	46.8	3.79
Nov 1, 3:30 AM MST	46.8	3.79
Nov 1, 2:30 AM MST	46.8	3.79
Nov 1, 1:30 AM MST	47.8	3.8
Nov 1, 1:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Nov 1, 12:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 31, 11:30 PM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 31, 10:30 PM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 31, 9:30 PM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 31, 8:30 PM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 31, 7:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 31, 6:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 5:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 4:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 3:30 PM MDT	51.8	3.84
Oct 31, 2:30 PM MDT	51.8	3.84
Oct 31, 1:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 12:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 11:30 AM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 10:30 AM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 9:30 AM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 8:30 AM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 31, 7:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 31, 6:30 AM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 31, 5:30 AM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 31, 4:30 AM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 31, 3:30 AM MDT	46.8	3.79
Oct 31, 2:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 31, 1:30 AM MDT	46.8	3.79
Oct 31, 12:30 AM MDT	46.8	3.79
Oct 30, 11:30 PM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 10:30 PM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 9:30 PM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 8:30 PM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 30, 7:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 6:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 30, 5:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 30, 4:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 30, 3:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 2:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 1:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 12:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 11:30 AM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 10:30 AM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 9:30 AM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 8:30 AM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 7:30 AM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 30, 6:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 5:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 4:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 3:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 2:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 1:30 AM MDT	47.8	3.8
Oct 30, 12:30 AM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 29, 11:30 PM MDT	48.8	3.81
Oct 29, 10:30 PM MDT	49.8	3.82
Oct 29, 9:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 29, 8:30 PM MDT	50.8	3.83
Oct 29, 7:30 PM MDT	51.8	3.84
Oct 29, 6:30 PM MDT	52.8	3.85
Oct 29, 5:30 PM MDT	53.8	3.86
Oct 29, 4:30 PM MDT	53.8	3.86

What this level means general guidance

Normal for Nov 5: 52–70 ft³/s (middle half of 12 years of record). Now: 59 ft³/s, normal.

Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 40.4 ft³/s, highest 113 ft³/s.

Steady over 24 hours (−3.4% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.

Official flood stage · National Weather Service

NWS observed 3.92 ft stage at Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST (NWS gauge EGBM8; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).

NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.

Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)

Conditions for fishing general guidance

No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Montana FWP uses are 66°F, 68°F and 73°F.

Species

This gauge is on our page for East Gallatin River, but no agency page we read lists its species.

Safety

Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)

Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.

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