The East Gallatin has a window of good fishing during October....once the first major cold front passes through...and that is happening this weekend. However, don't expect it to be all that easy, as the East Gallatin River runs low and clear this time of year and can fish a lot more like a finicky spring creek than a freestone.
Flies for the East Gallatin River Right Now
Beadhead Pheasant Tails in sizes 10-18
Perdigons in sizes 14-18
Zebra Midges in sizes 16-22
Parachute Adams in sizes 14-20
Lil Spankers in sizes 12-16
The Month Ahead
The East can produce some nice dry fly fishing over baetis hatches on cloudy days into the late fall months. For the persistent angler, slow stripping streamers in the deeper runs can turn up a nice brown from time to time but don’t expect lots of action.
Long Term Fishing Forecast
The East is a decent winter fishery. Find some of the deeper holding runs and fish smaller nymphs and egg patterns under a yarn indicator.
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