Waters · United States
Yellowstone River (Livingston) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The longest undammed river in the contiguous United States, running freestone through Paradise Valley. Unfishable during the June melt, then superb from the drop through October.
Today's report: excellent (81/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on Yellowstone River (Livingston) today. Water temperature is around 20.2°C and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge Yellowstone River near Livingston, MT shows the water level falling (0 cm/24h).
Yellowstone River (Livingston) water temperature and flow
- Discharge: 45.6 m³/s (1,610 cfs) — down 1% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (0 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge Yellowstone River near Livingston, MT · reading 57 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 01:00–03:00 local time — score 87/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 86/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 92/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Trout | 81 — excellent | 88 — excellent | 90 — excellent |
| Rainbow Trout | 68 — good | 81 — excellent | 78 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Yellowstone River (Livingston) rating:
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.85)
Forecast computed Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:56:46 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge Yellowstone River near Livingston, MT · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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