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Yellowstone River

Saturday, February 4, 6:32 p.m. MST


Current River Levels

For 7-day, 30-day, and one-year graphs, click bold type below.

GAGE LOCATION

DAY/YEAR
GRAPHS

CURRENT
STAGE/FLOW

WHAT TIME

Shields near Livingston

7 30 year

/

N/A

Boulder at Big Timber

7 30 year

1.88 / 112

5 pm

Lamar near Tower Falls

7 30 year

/

N/A

Gardner near Mammoth

7 30 year

2.19 / 107

5 pm

Yellowstone at Lake Outlet

7 30 year

/

N/A

Yellowstone at Corwin Spring

7 30 year

1.32 / 1000

5 pm

Yellowstone near Livingstone

7 30 year

1.14 / 1520

11 am


Weather

Click bold type for weather from NOAA, Accuweather, or The Weather Channel

CITY

Gardiner

NOAA

Accuweather

TWC

Livingston

NOAA

Accuweather

TWC

Billings

NOAA

Accuweather

TWC


What to Expect in February

What usually happens. Best way to use this section.


Hatches divided by half-month.  Super    Major    Minor    Slight    None

HATCH

NYMPH/
LARVA

PUPA/
EMERGER

DUN/
ADULT

EGG-
LAYER

Blue-winged olive

Spotted caddis

Green caddis

Golden stonefly

Salmonfly

Little brown stonefly

Skwala

Midge

Sculpin

Baitfish

Roe


The Yellowstone can be a problem in cold weather, with floe ice turning the river into a giant slushee. But if a chinook comes through and warms up the water, you might do well with some big streamers and may even find a midge hatch or two--if the chinook didn't melt so much snow that the river is blown out.

Some better, more reliable options in the area are the private Paradise Valley spring creeks. They are open, not terribly busy, and the price is around $50 for a day of fishing. There are far worse ways to spend $50 in winter.

See the Rivers in General report for additional winter fly fishing tactics.

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Other Info Sources

Phone or click on links

Bighorn Fly and Tackle Shop (Billings) 406-656-8257
Online report

Bighorn Fly and Tackle Shop (Hardin) 406-665-1321
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Big Sky Flies and Guides 406-333-4401
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The Bozeman Angler 406-587-9111

Bud Lilly's Trout Shop 406-646-7801http://w

Dan Bailey's Fly Shop 406-222-1673
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Fins and Feathers of Bozeman 406-586-2188
Online report

Montana Troutfitters 406-587-4707
Online report

Parks Fly Shop 406-848-7314
Online report

The River's Edge 406-586-5373
Online report

Yellowstone Angler 406-222-7130
Online report

Yellowstone Angler 406-222-7130
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Montana Angler Fly Fishing 406-522-9854
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