Shorter days and cooler nights arrive on the Montana rivers in early September, rejuvenating the aquatic insects and wild trout in the blue-ribbon waters near Livingston. BWO hatches start with regularity on cloudy days while terrestrial fishing slowly wanes as the month progresses.
The crowds of summer diminish, and solitude is found once again for anglers fishing near Livingston.
Wading anglers can find success on the smaller tributaries and Depuy's Spring Creek in Paradise Valley. Floating the Yellowstone River remains the most productive method to experience this iconic Montana fly fishing river.
Pods of rising trout are found on cloudy days while fly fishing Paradise Valley during prolific BWO hatches in mid-late September.
Streamer fly fishing on the Yellowstone River through Livingston produces a few trophy brown trout every year as fall arrives in Montana. Mayor’s Landing to US HWY 89 is a great stretch of river to focus on for larger trout this time of the year.
Streamer fly fishing the Yellowstone River with slow sink-tip fly lines and tandem, lightly weighted streamers is a diversion from traditional tactics. Our Montana fishing guides will often use a small, dark streamer such as a Bow River Bugger trailed by a JJ Special about two feet down when working the shallow riffles in search of Yellowstone River trophy brown trout late in the season.
As fall begins to settle into Montana, our guides quickly adapt their tactics along with the changing conditions. Late morning becomes fishy once again as Montana fish activity increases as the water temperatures warms during the rising sun under the Big Sky.
Nymph fishing along deep seams and around mid-river structures such as gravel bars and boulders becomes standard while fly fishing the Yellowstone River in September. Sporadic dry fly and streamer fly fishing opportunities await the experienced angler when conditions permit.
Fly fishing Paradise Valley along the spring creeks presents challenging dry fly fishing during mid-day hatches of BWO and Pseudocleon.
Yellowstone River trips are our Montana fishing guides’ focus for fly fishing trips near Livingston during the fall. Both novice and experienced anglers can find success throughout the entire course of the river this time of the year.
Reservations can be placed online, via e-mail, or by calling us at 406-468-5019 for Livingston fly fishing trips.