The fourth sunday in a row on the Gallatin started at Four Corners access around 11am. Its located about 5 miles northeast of Belgrade off of Dry Creek Rd just outside Manhattan. I found four decent spots where the water was calm and fairly deep. At the first spot I lost my line but the other spots I didn’t get a single snag. The first spot was a small area and didn’t leave much room for casting without hitting the other side.
The first spot was near the bridge so I headed to the south end of the access and found a couple better spots. The second spot was a lot bigger area like a mini pond. After no action I headed farther south to the third spot which was a little secluded. I had to go around a little wood fence to get there. It was just like the second spot a calm pond like area.
After still no action I headed back to the first spot and crossed some of the tributaries to get closer to the main river. I walked through some thick brush and happened upon a spot that was wide open and calm another awesome spot. There was a nice log to sit on but it was surrounded by alot of brush so it was difficult to cast. I made it work by just side casting I couldn’t do overhead casts. But unfortunately still no action despite it being a beautiful spot. This probably has to do with the water still being too murky and it not being the optimal time in the day. Im sure if it was a month or even a couple weeks later in the year you would catch something at all these spots. I actually caught something before at the second spot.
It was around 1 I left four corners and headed over to Gallatin Forks access. This was my first time there and looking at it on the map I think its the biggest access on the Gallatin including Cameron Bridge. To get there you keep following Dry Creek Rd from Four Corners access to Manhattan and take a right on Yadon Rd. Its about a half mile walk from where you park to the river. When I got to the river I was pleasantly surprised, its a huge wide open area. I found an awesome spot with a big log to sit on right in front of a calm wide open area of the river. I fished there for about 30 with no action but no snags either. I had to leave sooner than I wanted there is a lot more area to explore there. I will definitely be back at Gallatin Forks to find all im sure it has to offer. Thats it for now be sure to check me out at reeltmtfish on instagram and tiktok and a full length video on youtube. Thanks for reading
Travis