| A trip the length of the Gallatin
would begin in Yellowstone Park on a small mountain and meadow stream. It
would then pass through "the Canyon" where a road parallels the
river and offers great access to many enticing pools, riffles, and whitewater
stretches. After leaving the canyon access gets more difficult as the river
hits the Gallatin Valley and passes through cottonwood bottoms and a number
of braided stretches, where the numerous side channels produce some very
enjoyable fishing for the stealthy wader. Only the last few miles of the
Gallatin before it joins the Madison and Jefferson to form the Missouri
river are open to fishing from boats. This stretch can produce some very
good fishing before and after the irrigation season. |
