Fishing
Lives
Here.
Fishing in Montana happens year-round. Cast a fly on the river, toss a spinner into a quiet lake or drop a line through the ice. There’s always water worth fishing.
Fishing in Montana
The quiet between cast and strike.
Do you dream of pulling rainbows out of mountain streams? Of hooking walleye from wide prairie lakes? Early mornings spent drilling through the ice for perch? Some call it a hobby. In Montana, we call it time well spent.
Find a local guide, float a new stretch or learn a trick or two from someone who’s been here a while.
Montana Fishing GuidesStick around. Find a hot spring, a small-town rodeo or a trail that starts just past the boat ramp.
Things To Do in MontanaThe stories behind the cast.
Some are true. Some get better every time they’re told.
A Day of Montana Fishing
When Navy vet John Sindland followed his cast west, he found more than world-class trout — he found a lifelong home on Montana’s Bighorn River.
Read MoreChasing Fish All Year Long
Fishing puns are easy. Often too easy. So it's with some measure of reluctance that one would say when Rob Weiker came to Montana he was hooked.
Read MoreA Three-Day Ice Fishing Trip in Northeast Montana
Here in Montana, fishing's a year-round sport. Trade your waders for spikes and take to the ice for a fishing trip in northeastern Montana that you’ll never forget.
Read MoreThe blue water rivers, the scenery, being in the outdoors, just look around. Big sky country.
John Sindland
What Every Angler Should Know
Keep your time on Montana’s rivers and lakes running smoothly.
