Montana Angler Fly Fishing Blog

Seeing is believing, right? If you can see a fish, you should believe you can catch it. However, oftentimes, if you can see a fish, it is also likely that the fish can see you. Whether you are fishing a crystal clear spring creek in Montana’s Paradise Valley or casting to pods of rising trout on the...

Planning a fly fishing trip in Montana should be as much a part of the fun as going fishing in Montana. With a variety of rivers like the Madison, Yellowstone, Gallatin, and more, choosing when and where to fish some of Montana's best fly fishing rivers, creeks, and lakes might seem a little...

It is fitting that Montana's Madison River begins when two of Yellowstone National Park's most renowned rivers meet. The world-famous Firehole River and the scenic Gibbon River are where fly fishing on the Madison River begins, but it is not until the river exits Quake Lake that anglers find...

If there were one river in Montana that has just enough of everything--plenty of trout, a spectacular canyon, backcountry options, front-country accessibility, and some of the most consistent walk-and-wade fishing in Montana, the Gallatin River flowing from Yellowstone National Park near Big Sky and...

Often times Montana fly fishing guides are asked which Montana river is their favorite. Most fly fishing guides in Montana answer with, "the one I am fishing." That may be a gross over-simplification to the answer, but with so many rivers in Montana to fly fish, is it really fair to ask a Montana...

An all-inclusive destination fishing lodge is a popular choice for many anglers for a fly fishing trip. After a day chasing fish, returning to the posh of a fishing lodge, enjoying cocktails and excellent food, and then retiring to a well-appointed bedroom and bath adds enjoyment to any fly fishing...

The Smith River flows through a remote 60-mile canyon and is home to several thousand trout per mile. Unlike the tailwaters of the Missouri or Madison Rivers or the crystal clear Paradise Valley Spring Creeks, Montana's Smith River is a free flowing freestone river with streamflows and water...

Is there another progressive fishing and camping river trip on the planet that can upstage a Mongolian fly fishing adventure? I don’t think so. Where else in the world can you listen to Asian elk bugling and wolves howling at night and then switch gears to chase both the world’s largest trout and...

The world famous Madison River flows for 183 miles north from its headwaters in Yellowstone National Park to its confluence with the Jefferson and Gallatin Rivers near Bozeman, Montana. These rivers merge to form the Missouri River. The Madison River and its nearby waters offer some of the best and...

Alaska stands alone as a fly-fishing destination, a singular pinnacle in a world full of fish. The diversity of species from rainbow trout to Dolly Varden, Arctic char to grayling — not to mention salmon species — offer the angler myriad fly-fishing opportunities. Alaska’s enormity is dwarfed only...