Livingston
Updated 1h agoYellowstone · Carter's Bridge to Highway 89 Bridge (east of Livingston)
🌡️ Water hit 73.6°F in the last 3 days — hoot owl territory
FWP restricts fishing from 2pm to midnight when water hits 73°F for three consecutive days. An official restriction may follow — check FWP before an afternoon session. Fish mornings, land fish fast, and keep them wet.
Fishing Report
Report conditions: 2650 cfs · 63.9°F · ▼ 3.3% 24h · ↓39% median
Flows near Livingston have dropped to 2650 cfs, nearly 40% below median, but water temp at 63.9°F this morning is in good shape and clarity looks clear given the low, gently declining flows. Fish the low light hours with tricos early, then switch to hoppers, ants and beetles tight to the banks as the day warms and yellow sally nymphs stay productive subsurface all day. No hoot owl restrictions currently in place on this stretch, but with hot weather and warm afternoon temps upstream/downstream on the Yellowstone, keep an eye out for updates and consider wrapping up fishing by early afternoon to protect fish.
| Conditions | Clear, Stable |
| Nymphing | Yellow Sally Nymph #14, Pheasant Tail #18, Beadhead Prince Nymph #16, San Juan Worm |
| Dry Fly | Trico Spinner #20, Hopper Pattern #10, Chubby Chernobyl #10, Ant Pattern #16 |
| Streamer | Small Sculpin Pattern #8, smaller streamer |
Based on current conditions and 2 local shop reports · 1h ago
What's Hatching Now
Seasonal Chart →Sunrise hatch; few hours
| Dries |
CDC Trico #20-22
Hi-Vis Spinner #18-22
Trico Spinner #18-22
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| Nymphs |
Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-20
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Nymphs consumed daily
| Dries |
Yellow Stimulator #10-14
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| Nymphs |
Montana Jig Sally #14-16
Yellow Sally Nymph #12-16
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Major food source after aquatic hatches
| Dries |
Chubby Chernobyl #6-12
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| Terrestrials |
Dave's Hopper #8-12
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Conditions
Near Livingston
1h agoClear
| Flow | cfs · 1.37 ft · 63.3°F |
| Trend | ↓39% med · ▼ 4.7% 24h |
| Wx | 57° · 💨 8 ENE · 🌧️ 1% · H: 69° / L: 56° |