Guides and Charters / Montana
Fishing Guides and Charters in Montana
48 guides · 4 charters · 42 offer fly fishing
Montana
Where to Fish
Rivers & Streams · Montana
Beaverhead River
A narrow, brushy tailwater below Clark Canyon Dam known for large trout.
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout
Rivers & Streams · Montana
Big Hole River
A freestone river in southwest Montana with a famous salmonfly hatch and native Arctic grayling.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout
Rivers & Streams · Montana
Bighorn River
A tailwater below Yellowtail Dam at Fort Smith with some of the highest trout densities in the West.
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout
Rivers & Streams · Montana
Bitterroot River
Wide, wadeable valley river south of Missoula with heavy caddis and stonefly hatches.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout · Bull Trout
Rivers & Streams · Montana
Blackfoot River
The river of A River Runs Through It, with native westslope cutthroat.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout · Cutthroat Trout
Rivers & Streams · Montana
Clark Fork River
A big western Montana river through Missoula with strong dry fly fishing.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout · Cutthroat Trout
Lakes & Reservoirs · Montana
Flathead Lake
Largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi outside Alaska. Lake trout, bull trout, and yellow perch.
Lake Trout · Bull Trout · Yellow Perch
Lakes & Reservoirs · Montana
Fort Peck Lake
A 134 mile Missouri River reservoir on the plains with walleye, lake trout, and pike.
Walleye · Lake Trout · Northern Pike
Rivers & Streams · Montana
Gallatin River
A fast, scenic freestone through Gallatin Canyon near Bozeman and Big Sky.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout
Rivers & Streams · Montana
Madison River
Fifty-mile riffle famous for salmonfly hatches and wild browns and rainbows below Hebgen and Quake Lakes.
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout · Mountain Whitefish
Rivers & Streams · Montana
Missouri River
Tailwater below Holter Dam from Wolf Creek to Cascade, plus the big trout of the Hauser to Holter reach.
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout · Walleye
Rivers & Streams · Montana
Yellowstone River
Longest free-flowing river in the lower 48. Paradise Valley floats, big dries, and native cutthroat upstream.
Yellowstone Cutthroat · Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout