MT · River
West Fork Gallatin River
Water conditions
No streamgage and no recent weather for this water yet — see the best-times below, which are computed from date and location.
Weather
Weather not yet loaded for this water.
Best times today
- Minor period16:35–17:35
- Major period20:17–22:17
- Minor period01:00–02:00
- Major period08:52–10:52
Moonrise 01:30 · Moonset 17:05 · times UTC-7 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Rainbow Trout · 500 · 11Jul 14, 1976
- Rainbow Trout · 500 · 9Jul 29, 1975
- Rainbow Trout · 300 · 10Aug 5, 1974
- Rainbow Trout · 200 · 10Jul 17, 1974
- Rainbow Trout · 500 · 10Jul 10, 1973
- Rainbow Trout · 500 · 9Jul 13, 1972
- Rainbow Trout · 500 · 9Jul 15, 1971
- Rainbow Trout · 160 · 10Aug 10, 1970
- Rainbow Trout · 3,743 · 9Aug 6, 1970
- Rainbow Trout · 175 · 9Jul 28, 1970
- Rainbow Trout · 172 · 9Jul 14, 1970
- Rainbow Trout · 1,000 · 10Jul 24, 1969
- Rainbow Trout · 2,077 · 10Jul 19, 1968
- Rainbow Trout · 2,000 · 9Jul 17, 1967
- Rainbow Trout · 4,415 · 9Jun 28, 1966
- Rainbow Trout · 4,007 · 9Jul 12, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 2,000 · 9Aug 6, 1964
- Rainbow Trout · 2,012 · 9Jul 16, 1964
- Rainbow Trout · 2,012 · 10Aug 9, 1963
- Rainbow Trout · 2,000 · 9Jul 12, 1963
- Rainbow Trout · 4,000 · 10Jul 18, 1962
- Rainbow Trout · 1,446 · 0Aug 3, 1961
- Rainbow Trout · 2,008 · 0Jun 27, 1961
- Rainbow Trout · 1,014 · 6Aug 7, 1959
- Rainbow Trout · 2,989 · 6Jul 16, 1959
- Rainbow Trout · 4,000 · 0Jun 27, 1958
- Rainbow Trout · 2,115 · 0Jul 30, 1957
- Rainbow Trout · 2,100 · 0Jul 11, 1957
- Rainbow Trout · 1,100 · 0Aug 8, 1956
- Rainbow Trout · 952 · 0Jul 26, 1956
- Rainbow Trout · 4,200 · 5Jul 16, 1951
- Rainbow Trout · 5,500 · 5Apr 26, 1951
- Rainbow Trout · 3,420 · 6Apr 7, 1951
- Rainbow Trout · 4,320 · 6Apr 6, 1951
- Rainbow Trout · 3,600 · 6Apr 5, 1951
- Cutthroat Trout · 62,010 · 2Sep 18, 1950
- Cutthroat Trout · 15,600 · 2Sep 17, 1950
- Rainbow Trout · 41,950 · 4Aug 22, 1950
- Rainbow Trout · 28,000 · 4Aug 9, 1950
- Brook Trout · 3,600 · 4Aug 2, 1950
- Brook Trout · 5,400 · 4Jul 28, 1950
- Rainbow Trout · 18,000 · 2Oct 6, 1947
- Rainbow Trout · 6,000 · 6Oct 12, 1933
- Cutthroat Trout · 7,200 · 4Jul 7, 1931
What to throw
Rainbow Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → trolled over deeper water silver spoon
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer trout guidance
Brook Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → worked through riffles silver inline spinner
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer brook trout
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like West Fork Gallatin River — find the depth and structure the bite is holding on, then match it to the picks above.
- Electronics & fish finders: Garmin · Bass Pro Shops — Fish finders, sonar & lake mapping
- Rods & reels: Abu Garcia (Pure Fishing) · Bass Pro Shops
- Boats & marine: Bass Pro Shops — Boats, trolling motors & marine gear
Nearby & related
Stocked nearby in the last two weeks
- Lake Sutherlin · Rainbow Trout · 97 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Levinski Creek 1 mi
- South Fork West Fork Gallatin River 1 mi
- Middle Fork West Fork Gallatin River 3 mi
- Deer Creek 3 mi
- Hidden Lakes 4 mi
- Deer Lake 5 mi
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