 is the Yellowstone's best white water, with several major rapids. Steep canyon walls make it a difficult stretch to fish. Because of the potential danger in floating the Canyon, many commercial fishing guides do not float this stretch, though recreational floaters are common.|
|Tom Miner Bridge to Emigrant|
Yellowstone River near Emigrant
|From the Tom Miner Bridge (or the Carbella access just downstream) down to Point of Rocks, there is some excellent water, lots of fast pocket water with several nice pools. Once the river reaches the Point of Rocks, the gradient decreases substantially and the river turns into slower, longer pools.|
|Emigrant to Mallard's Rest|
Drift Boat Fly Fishing on the Yellowstone near Grey Owl
|Just downstream from Emigrant is Grey Owl, one of the best fishing access points on the river. From here down to Mallard's Rest there is a pleasant mix of big pools and large browns and rainbows.|
|Mallard's Rest to Carter's Bridge|
Armstrong Spring Creek near Mallard's Rest
|This section of river known as Paradise Valley provides some of the most spectacular scenery on the Yellowstone, along with some of the best fishing. The scenery is dominated by the Absaroka Mountains to the east and the Gallatin Mountains to the west. Along this stretch numerous spring creeks flow into the river, many of which are blue ribbon trout streams in their own right, such as DePuy Spring Creek. Rainbows dominate this part of the river, but browns can be found here also.|
|Carter's Bridge to Highway 89 Bridge|
Winter Ice Near Carter's Bridge, January 2008
|Because the Yellowstone flows right through Livingston between these points, this is known as the "town stretch". Given the presence of the upstream spring creeks for spawning, this reach of fast water is ideal habitat for rainbows which make up most of the population here. The use of a drift boat is the best way to access this stretch, though there are some good access points for walking and wading as well.|
|Highway 89 Bridge to Big Timber|
|This section starts about five miles to the east of Livingston, just off Interstate 90, where Highway 89 turns north, toward White Sulphur Springs. This lower river, from here on down through Big Timber is similar to the water around Livingston, but the riffles and pools are farther apart so there is more unproductive water. The fish populations are not as high as in the upper river and water through town, but there are some very large rainbows and browns to be caught in this stretch. In late summer, wind gusting across hayfields blows a lot of grasshoppers in the river which creates explosive reactions from big fish.|
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- Montana Stream Access Law
- List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem)
- List of rivers of Montana
- List of rivers of North Dakota
- List of rivers of Wyoming
- List of waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yellowstone River, USGS GNIS
- "Flows of Largest U.S. Rivers -- Length, Discharge, and Drainage Area". U.S. Census.
- "USGS Gage #06329500 on the Yellowstone River near Sydney, MT". National Water Information System. U.S. Geologica