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America's longest river gets it's start in Montana near the town of Three Forks, where the Gallatin, Madison and Jefferson rivers come together to form the Missouri. Right from the start, the Missouri is running big and wide on it's long journey across North America to join the Mississippi over 2,300 miles away. The land the Missouri slides by has substantially the same appearance as when it was explored by the Lewis and Clark expedition over two centuries ago. The swift currents of late spring and early summer created by snowmelt runoff from the high country make this one a popular river for anglers. Of particular interest to fly fishermen is the stretch of river below Holter Dam, north of Helena. From the town of Wolf Creek downstream, it's a blue-ribbon rainbow trout fishery that looks more like a giant spring creek than a whitewater Montana river. These stable flows of a tailwater fishery run clear and cool throughout the year. It has spectacular hatches of tricos, caddis, baetis and midges. It's also a good streamer and nymph fishery which produces some big brown trout in addition to the more numerous rainbows. There are times of the year when we favor this fishery for our clients. It's great fishing and a unique experience, fishing one of the largest spring creek-type fishing situations you'll ever see. |
68 Rock Creek Road
Clinton, Montana 59825
Phone: (406) 825-2997
Toll Free: (800) 580-9703
Email: John Perry Outdoors
Hook, LLC
Missoula, Montana