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I've asked a related question before and likely will have more to come as I feel overwhelmed in making sure I make some good decisions. But in traveling to SW MT in July, can I expect to drive from location to location and hike/fish? Or am I going to be dissapointed if I don't get a driftboat & guide? I'd planned to research some locations and walk the riverside, but don't know if that's practical or not. Nor do I know which rivers may or may not be running good that time of year. Much thanks for any insight.
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almost all the rivers and streams in MT hold nice fish. if you've never done it i recommend taking the
beartooth highway out of red lodge into yellowstone.
an awesome drive with many fishing sites and easy camping. fish the lamar valley in yellowstone for cuts. my personal fav is the gallatin river on the west of yellowstone. lots of forest service campsites and easy fishing. most anywhere in mt if you see a nice spot just pullover and start fishing. you dont need a guide or a boat. youre gonna have a great trip.
I second Tom's idea of Red Lodge to Y-stone as I have successfully fished it often. Be aware that some of this area requires a MT license, some a WY license, and of course yet another for the Park. Fines for no license are $210.00 in Wyoming so you definately don't want one. Get a one to seven day license depending upon your stay as they don't cost much.
By the way you can buy your license on line from the WY Game and Fish site then print it out yourself. Probably can for MT as well. Mr. Ranger at any of the entrances to Yellowstone will be glad to take your cash.
I remember the original post on "Bozeman visit for work." Stay on your feet, forget the drift. Walk and fish the West Gallatin along a parallel to HWY 191 as I mentioned before, a very practical activity. Call the "Montana Troutfitter Fly Shop," right there in downtown Bozeman, ask for Kris.
Save your money from the guides and drifts and spend it at Simms Manufacturing, or as ish suggested last time, "a night at Chico's Hot Springs." Could be trouble...
I've fished it a lot, but yoo have to have local info, at the time you are going. I'm in SE Idaho, and this Summer hasn't even happened yet...wet, cold, floods..You have to know when to hold'um. I'm a drift boater...can't stand guys gettin to spots and hookin up, and I'm stuck on the bank. But guys that can dial in to smaller streams maybe, and good stretches of bank fishing water certainly do well. Good info is priceless. That is why I open my wallet to flyshops and support them.
I was born and raised most of my formative years in Montana. I have fished most of its creeks and streams, but grew up on the Big Hole river. While private land has taken some really good access off the map, you can still fish a good deal of Montana on foot and free. I spent a week last summer with my brother and my son fishing California Creek,and several other small tributaries of the Big Hole. We also fished Ruby Creek near Sheridan, Mt. and the rivers themselves (Madison, Jefferson Big Hole and Yellowstone) A little research can save you the cost of a guide and show you some little fished waters as well.
In April or May of 2008 Field and Stream had a great article written by two of their writers who went on a self guided fishing trip in Montana. The article contained their itinerary, the flies they utilized, where they stayed and the cost. It was very informative and well written.
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almost all the rivers and streams in MT hold nice fish. if you've never done it i recommend taking the
beartooth highway out of red lodge into yellowstone.
an awesome drive with many fishing sites and easy camping. fish the lamar valley in yellowstone for cuts. my personal fav is the gallatin river on the west of yellowstone. lots of forest service campsites and easy fishing. most anywhere in mt if you see a nice spot just pullover and start fishing. you dont need a guide or a boat. youre gonna have a great trip.
I second Tom's idea of Red Lodge to Y-stone as I have successfully fished it often. Be aware that some of this area requires a MT license, some a WY license, and of course yet another for the Park. Fines for no license are $210.00 in Wyoming so you definately don't want one. Get a one to seven day license depending upon your stay as they don't cost much.
By the way you can buy your license on line from the WY Game and Fish site then print it out yourself. Probably can for MT as well. Mr. Ranger at any of the entrances to Yellowstone will be glad to take your cash.
I remember the original post on "Bozeman visit for work." Stay on your feet, forget the drift. Walk and fish the West Gallatin along a parallel to HWY 191 as I mentioned before, a very practical activity. Call the "Montana Troutfitter Fly Shop," right there in downtown Bozeman, ask for Kris.
Save your money from the guides and drifts and spend it at Simms Manufacturing, or as ish suggested last time, "a night at Chico's Hot Springs." Could be trouble...
I've fished it a lot, but yoo have to have local info, at the time you are going. I'm in SE Idaho, and this Summer hasn't even happened yet...wet, cold, floods..You have to know when to hold'um. I'm a drift boater...can't stand guys gettin to spots and hookin up, and I'm stuck on the bank. But guys that can dial in to smaller streams maybe, and good stretches of bank fishing water certainly do well. Good info is priceless. That is why I open my wallet to flyshops and support them.
I was born and raised most of my formative years in Montana. I have fished most of its creeks and streams, but grew up on the Big Hole river. While private land has taken some really good access off the map, you can still fish a good deal of Montana on foot and free. I spent a week last summer with my brother and my son fishing California Creek,and several other small tributaries of the Big Hole. We also fished Ruby Creek near Sheridan, Mt. and the rivers themselves (Madison, Jefferson Big Hole and Yellowstone) A little research can save you the cost of a guide and show you some little fished waters as well.
In April or May of 2008 Field and Stream had a great article written by two of their writers who went on a self guided fishing trip in Montana. The article contained their itinerary, the flies they utilized, where they stayed and the cost. It was very informative and well written.
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