River fishing
The Bitterroot River
The Bitterroot is our home river which
meanders through the valley filled with
fantastic scenery. It is bordered on the
west by the rugged Bitterroot
Mountains and on the east by the
beautiful Sapphire Mountain range.
The Bitterroot has close to 100 miles of
fishable water that supports a healthy
population of wild West Slope
Cutthroat,Rainbow ,Brown and Brook
Trout and, Mountain White fish. There
are also Pike in the lower stretches.
The Bitterroot is a very diverse free
stone river and is renowned for its dry
fly fishing and many major aquatic
insect hatches . This river differs
greatly over its 100 mile journey. From
the upper reaches of the West Fork
which is a tail water controlled by
Painted Rocks Lake with its faster
pocket water filled with riffles, runs and
rock gardens. To the lower river with
its deep holes, long runs, riffles and
slow water.
The Bitterroot River
The Blackfoot (from the movie A River
Runs Through It) is one of the twelve
renowned "blue ribbon" trout streams
in Montana. We fish the lower 64 miles
of this river as the trout fishing can be
spotty in the upper sections. The
Blackfoot is a free flowing river, from
its beginnings near the Continental
Divide it flows 132 miles to its junction
with the Clark fork. The Trout fishing is
excellent and the scenery is
spectacular.
The Blackfoot River
The Madison river flows over 140 miles
from its headwaters in Yellowstone
National Park to its confluence with the
Gallatin and Jefferson. We Trout fish
thirty seven miles of this up stream
from the town of Ennis.
The fifty mile riffle as this section is
sometimes called is a fast but gentle
river. The Madison offers exceptional
Trout fishing in a beautiful setting. The
Madison flows down the middle of the
gorgeous Madison Valley, bordered on
the west by the Madison range with its
gentle sloping conifer forest and on
the east by the Gravelly range with it's
massive snow capped peaks . This
entire section of river has countless
riffles, runs and deep holes making this
the best Trout fishing on the river.
The Madison River
The Clark Fork begins near Warm
Springs and flows for 275 miles where
it empties in to Lake Pend Oreille. The
Clark Fork is notorious for its
opportunity's to cast to "pods" of large
rising Trout. Fishing for Trout on this
river can be divided into two sections
above and below Missoula. The upper
section is a medium sized river Brown
Trout are predominate here. The lower
section ( this is where the "pods" of
Trout are found) has big riffles long
slow runs and deep holes. For
something different one might want to
throw on a streamer and go for a
Northern Pike.
The Clark fork River
Also known as the Mighty Mo. The
Missouri is a large, classic tail-water
river, best described as a gigantic
spring creek where the fish grow fast
and big
This river begins near the town of
three forks Mt, and is formed by the
confluence of the Gallatin, Jefferson
and Madison rivers.
There are many dams creating many
lakes on this river. The thirty mile
stretch from Holter dam to the town of
cascade is the prime trout water and
where most of the fly fishing takes
place. The cold waters released by
Holter dam provide prime trout habitat
The Missouri River
The rivers we fish are to long to
list, here are just a few. If you wish
to fish a river not listed contact us
we have a guide experienced on it
or will find one that is for you. If you
wish to fish a river we are not
permitted on we will hook you up
with an outfitter that is.
The Rivers we fish
The Yellowstone River is known
internationally as one of the premier
trout waters in the world. With it's head
waters in Wyoming gaining momentum
in Yellowstone National Park, the
Yellowstone rumbles out of the Park
near Gardiner, Montana. Surrounded
by jagged peaks and banks lined with
cottonwoods, the Yellowstone is one of
the most scenic places in Montana and
a near perfect fly fishing river. The
Yellowstone is usually the last Montana
river to come in to shape, and when it
drops and clears just enough on the
edges, the big bugs (salmon flies) and
the big trout turn on. The river holds
native Yellowstone cutthroat, rainbow,
and brown trout.
The Yellow Stone River
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What I have just described represents some of the finest fly fishing that exists in the World.
We are blessed with living in Montana. Come visit, and let us help you enjoy it to the fullest....James Mitchell
Bill Mitchell
Outfitter # 127
364 McCarthy Loop
Hamilton Mt. 59840
Home(406)363-3510
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