Montana Fly Fishing - Rivers in Montana

The Smith River

One of Montana's most spectacular rivers, the Smith River harbours a superb trout fishery. From a novice to an expert, the Smith River hails a joyous multi-day fishing experience. The Smith River is extremely popular with floaters in the spring and is fishable as early as May with permissible weather. The Smith is a medium size stream, ideally suited to wading and float fishing. While fishing for Browns, Rainbows and with luck, a Cutthroat or a Brook trout, you may see a black bear, mule deer, mink or an otter along the river's edge. The most popular and effective way to fish the Smith River is by canoe or raft.

The Dearborn River

The Dearborn River, a tributary of the Missouri River, with a southeast flow through secluded canyons, it is a popular destination for fly fishing and whitewater rafting.

The Sun River

The Sun River is a tributary of the Missouri River in the Great Plains. It rises in the Rocky Mountains in two forks, the North Fork and South Fork. The water of the river is used extensively for irrigation, through the Sun River Project.

The Firehole River

The Firehole River, surrounded by geothermal features, flows through several geyser basins in Yellowstone National Park. Temperatures in the river have been measured. Firehole River rich in rainbow trout, is known for its fly fishing, offering anglers the chance to catch brown, rainbow, and brook trout.

The Milk River

The Milk River is the northernmost major tributary of the Missouri River, it is formed in northwestern Montana, in Glacier County by the confluence of the South and Middle forks rivers. This milk-like appearance of the river results from rock flour suspended in its waters as the result of glacial erosion at the Milk River's headwaters.

The Judith River

The Judith River, a tributary of the Missouri River, it rises in the Little Belt Mountains It is joined by Dry Well Creek and itself joins the Missouri in the White Cliffs Area.

The Marias River

The Marias River, a tributary of the Missouri River, it is formed in the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Glacier County, in northwestern Montana, by the confluence of the Cut Bank Creek and the Two Medicine River.