Otter Creek Fishing Access
Yellowstone River · river mile 104.0 · Big Timber, Montana
Otter Creek is a Montana FWP fishing access site on the Yellowstone River near Big Timber, at river mile 104.0, with a boat ramp. 4 published floats start or end here.
FWP access site
Otter Creek
First access below the Boulder River confluence. Camping.
Driving directions · Facts from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Floats from Otter Creek
| To | River miles | Shuttle drive |
|---|---|---|
| Pelican | 11.5 | 19 min |
| Bratten | 19.9 | 28 min |
Floats ending at Otter Creek
| From | River miles | Shuttle drive |
|---|---|---|
| Springdale | 19.5 | 27 min |
| Grey Bear | 10.1 | 17 min |
Shuttle drive is the measured road route between the two ramps. Each float page has its float time at today’s flow and for every month.
Nearest access
On the water nearby
- Boulder River confluence, 0.4 river miles upstream.
The river here
On a typical day the river here peaks in June at about 15,800 cfs and is lowest in February, near 1,405 cfs. By September it usually runs 2,010–3,088 cfs. No gauge measures the river here, so these are the typical flows of the gauges upstream added together — an estimate, checked against Billings. Flow by month has the full record.
Plan a float from here