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 · 20 mi away in a straight line
Hyalite Lake
- Type
- Lake or reservoir, Montana (West)
- Designation
- Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)
- USGS gauges
- None listed
- Guides
- 8 nearby
- Shops
- 1 nearby
Today on Hyalite Lake
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.
Hyalite Lake is a lake or reservoir in Montana, listed as Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey) by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
More about Hyalite Lake
19 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Bozeman & Livingston.
Where it is
Hyalite Lake is a lake or reservoir in Montana. Our destination hub Bozeman & Livingston is 20 mi away in a straight line.
No real-time gauge
No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Hyalite Lake 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 Hyalite Lake
Where to fish
About this
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.
Hyalite Lake on the map
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Shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Hyalite Lake: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Hyalite Lake, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms near Hyalite Lake
Restrooms near Hyalite Lake
Restrooms within 2 miles of Hyalite Lake 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 Hyalite Lake
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)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 6 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Dailey LakePhoto credit
Henrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Dailey Lake.
Dailey Lake
Montana · about 11 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Bozeman CreekPhoto 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 Not Bozeman Creek.
Bozeman Creek
Montana · about 15 mi
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 24 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 240, 1,549 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.
- Surface area
- 3.21 acres
- Watershed
- Gallatin
Guides and shops near Hyalite Lake
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 Fly Fishing Guides
Livingston, MT · 16 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
Montana Fishing Guide School
Gallatin Gateway, MT · 17 mi
Wade trips · Drift boat · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
Montana Angling Company
Bozeman, MT · 21 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
Fins & Feathers Guide Service
Bozeman, MT · 22 mi
Wade trips · Beginners & lessons · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
Hatch Adventures
Bozeman, MT · 22 mi
Multi-day trips · Overnight camp trips · Madison & Gallatin
- Unclaimed
Nearby
1 shop nearby
Species and hatches
About this
What 17 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 17 nearby guide websites
- Trout8
- Brown trout7
- Cutthroat trout6
- Rainbow trout5
- 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
A stillwater fly-fishing checklist for lakes and ponds: a 9–10 ft 5–6 weight rod, floating and intermediate lines, chironomids and leeches, and float-tube options, with estimated prices and where to buy.
Lakes & stillwater
9′–10′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating + intermediate lines · Rainbow, brook and brown trout in lakes
Open the checklistVideos for this water (3)
Watch: stillwater trout basics
About this
Chironomids, leeches and where fish hold in a lake.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Catch More Trout in Lakes Using Indicators – Stillwater Fly Fishing TipsEmbedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Stillwater Fly Fishing Is Simpler Than You Think! | Introduction to Stillwater Fly FishingEmbedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Why is this Chironomid Fly Pattern So Versatile? | Two-Toner BC Chironomid | Fly Tying TutorialEmbedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
Not sponsored All videos on stillwater
Fish Tales
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Hyalite Lake.
No stories from here yet.
Sources for this page
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
All 7 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: the point for “Hyalite Lake” (lake) in the USGS Geographic Names Information System. 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
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (position)U.S. Geological Survey, public domain · checked 2026-10-14
- Overture Maps places (guide map points)Overture Maps Foundation, CDLA-Permissive 2.0 · checked 2026-09-30