Fishs Eddy O - Fly Fishing Montana Rivers

Bitterroot River
The Bitterroot’s journey begins in the mountain wilderness of southwest
Montana, and ends when it joins the Clark Fork of the Columbia near
Missoula. The Bitterroot offers 90 miles of floatable river, winding its way
through one of the most beautiful valleys in the west. Cast to healthy
populations of West Slope cutthroat, brown, and rainbow trout, in view
of the rugged Bitterroot range to the west, and rolling Sapphire range to
the east. Abundant hatches and mild climate makes the Bitterroot a truly
unique trout stream. Dry fly fishing begins in March with the large Skwalla
Stone Fly, and continues through-out the season, well into October,
ending with midges and smaller mayflies.

Clark Fork River
The Clark Fork of the Columbia is a large trout river by any standard.
It gains water from Rock Creek, the Bitterroot and Blackfoot rivers near
Missoula, before continuing on its journey to the Pacific. Like the river,
the trout of the Clark Fork are large and challenging. You can cast to pods
of rising rainbow trout with small dry flies. The proper fly presented naturally
will be rewarded with fish over 17 inches with some topping 20 (that is if
you can land them). The Clark Fork begins to fish well in July but our
favorite time is fall when the water cools and mayflies’ hatches are plentiful.

Blackfoot River
The Blackfoot has gained popularity thanks to Norman Maclean’s “A River
Runs Through It.” The river has benefited from this popularity with projects
that have improved habitat and increased numbers of fish. The river holds
West Slope cutthroat, brown, rainbow, and the occasional rare bull trout.
The Box Canyon stretch is a local favorite where you can fly-fish for trout
while admiring the beautiful river canyon. The best times to fish the
Blackfoot are in June when the large salmon and golden stone fly hatch
brings the bigger trout to the surface, and again in fall as the number of
floaters dwindle, leaving the river to us die-hard fly-fishermen (and women).


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