Pelican Fishing Access
Yellowstone River · river mile 115.5 · Reed Point, Montana
Pelican is a Montana FWP fishing access site on the Yellowstone River near Reed Point, at river mile 115.5, with a boat ramp. 3 published floats start or end here.
FWP access site
Pelican
Camping.
Driving directions · Facts from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Floats from Pelican
| To | River miles | Shuttle drive |
|---|---|---|
| Bratten | 8.4 | 10 min |
| Indian Fort | 13.0 | 17 min |
Floats ending at Pelican
| From | River miles | Shuttle drive |
|---|---|---|
| Otter Creek | 11.5 | 19 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
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