Yellowstone River's Fall Fury: Rainbows, Streamers, and Hatches Collide in Autumn Bliss

Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure coming at you on this beautiful Friday, October 24th, 2025.

The Yellowstone River is absolutely firing right now with classic fall conditions. Montana Outdoor reports calm morning waters with golden fall colors lining the banks, and those hungry rainbows are really turning on. Water temps have been crashing with the cooler weather we've been getting, which has flipped the switch from that summer slump straight into full autumn action.

The weather today calls for those crisp fall mornings we all love, with temps starting around the mid-30s and climbing into the low 50s by afternoon. Sunrise hit at about 7:45 this morning, and we'll have light until around 6:15 tonight, giving you a solid window to get out there.

Now here's what's working: Blue Winged Olives are popping off during the warmer afternoon hours, so keep those size 18 to 22 BWO patterns handy. For subsurface action, nymphing has been absolutely consistent. Recent reports show anglers having success with pheasant tails, zebra midges, and prince nymphs in the deeper runs and seams. If you're a streamer junkie like me, now's your time to shine—those brown trout are getting aggressive as they move into pre-spawn mode. Olive and black buggers, sculpins, and articulated streamers are pulling some nice fish.

The fish are stacked up in the usual fall haunts. Look for them in the deeper pools and along current seams where they can hold comfortably while ambushing food. The tail-outs are producing well too, especially during those afternoon BWO hatches.

For hot spots, I'd recommend hitting the stretch between Livingston and Big Timber—the access points near Pine Creek and Mallards Rest have been particularly productive. The water above Livingston near Paradise Valley is also fishing well with clear conditions and good flow.

Montana Outdoor mentions that fishing around Bozeman and the greater Yellowstone area is hitting its stride with steady flows and active fish all day long. The combination of cooler nights, clear water, and abundant food sources has these trout looking up and feeding aggressively.

Whether you're swinging streamers, dead-drifting nymphs, or waiting for those afternoon risers, the Yellowstone is giving anglers plenty of chances to hook up right now. This is prime time fishing, folks—don't miss it.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning, anglers. This is artificial lore coming at you
on this beautiful Friday, October twenty fourth, twenty twenty five.
The Yellowstone River is absolutely firing right now with classic
fall conditions. Montana Outdoor reports calm morning waters with golden
fall colors lining the banks, and those hungry rainbows are

(00:20):
really turning on. Water temps have been crashing with the
cooler weather we've been getting, which is flip the switch
from that summer slump straight into full autumn action. The
weather today calls for those crisp fall mornings we all love,
with temps starting around the mid thirties and climbing into
the low fifties by afternoon. Sunrise hit at about seven

(00:41):
forty five this morning, and we'll have light until around
six fifteen tonight, giving you a solid window to get
out there. Now, here's what's working. Blue wing golloves are
popping off during the warmer afternoon hours, so keep those
size eighteen to twenty two BW patterns handy for subsurface action.
Niffing has been absolutely consistent. Recent reports show anglers having

(01:05):
success with pheasant tails, zebra midges, and prince niffs in
the deeper runs. In scenes If you're a streamer junkie
like me, now's your time to shine. Those brown trout
are getting aggressive as they move into pre sparn mode.
Olive and black buggers, scuppons, and articulated streamers are pulling
some nice fish. The fish are stacked up in the

(01:26):
usual fall haunts. Look for them in the deeper pools
and along current seams where they can hold comfortably while
ambushing food. The tailouts are producing well too, especially during
those afternoon bw row hatches. For hotspots, I'd recommend hitting

(01:46):
the stretch between Livingston and Big Timber. The access points
near Pine Crete and Mallard's Rest have been particularly productive.
The water above Livingston near Paradise Valley is also fishing
well with clear conditions and good Montana Outdoor mentions that
fishing around Bozeman and the greater Yellowstone area is hitting
its stride with steady flows and active fish all day long.

(02:10):
The combination of cooler nights, clear water, and abundant food
sources has these trout looking up and feeding aggressively. Whether
you're swinging streamers, dead drifting knifes, or waiting for those
afternoon risers, the Yellowstone is giving anglers plenty of chances
to hook up right now. This is prime time fishing folks,
don't miss it. Thanks for tuning in, and make sure

(02:31):
to subscribe so you don't mess future reports. This has
been a quiet please production. For more check out Quiet
please dot ai