A Montana Sampler: 5 Unique Fisheries in 5 Days

A Montana Sampler: 5 Unique Fisheries in 5 Days

Source: Montana Angler

2/1/2021

Montana is home to thousands of miles of high-quality wild trout water, and it would take more than a lifetimes to fish it all. Most anglers have heard of the blue-ribbon rivers such as the Madison, Yellowstone, Missouri, Gallatin, Bighole, and so on. These larger waters deserve their famous reputations, but if you limit your time exclusively to the big rivers, you will only be scratching the surface of what Montana has to offer. On your next trip to the Big Sky state, try to check off a variety of fisheries to add diversity to your angling adventure. Here’s a sampling of what you could do if you decided to fish five different fisheries in five days to enjoy the ultimate variety that the Northern Rockies have to offer:

1. Wade a small stream

Montana’s small streams offer thousands of miles of water for adventurous anglers to explore. The diversity of smaller waters is impressive and includes cold mountain brooks, meandering meadow streams and small but fertile spring creeks. Some of the mountain streams may hold smaller trout due to their cold waters, but meadow streams are home to some surprisingly large fish. Smaller waters often receive much less pressure than their bigger and more famous brethren. Wading anglers who do their homework can find exceptional dry-fly fishing on these small waters. Venturing up a small meadow stream throwing hoppers on a warm August day is a classic experience that all fly fishers should enjoy on a trip to Montana. If you are in search of solitude and seclusion, small-stream fishing is a perfect fit. Over the years, we have found that these smaller waters often produce some of our most memorable days of the season.

Madison River

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3802	State's largest pike poisoning project underway in Soldotna	alaska journal	2014-10-22	US
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3807	No new fisheries in the Arctic following federal ban	CTV News	2014-10-17	CA
3808	Angler baked, ate record-breaking fish	delaware online	2014-10-09	US
3809	Fish Colon Offers Insight Into Evolution	university herald	2014-10-08	US
3810	Pacific Island nations secure $90m tuna deal with United States	abc	2014-10-08	US
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3816	How a Frenzy for Echinoderms Exposed and Entrenched Inequities in a Fishing Community	hakaimagazine	2021-05-27	PW
3817	12-year-old fisherman wins $15K for catching 26-pound fish in New York	foxnews	2021-05-18	US
3818	Blind cavefish ditches circadian rhythm to save energy	ABC	2014-09-25	NZ
3819	Chefs told to cut wild salmon from menus	heraldscotland	2014-09-23	UK
3820	China, US seek ways to benefit from carp	China Daily	2014-09-23	CN
3821	2 Marshall County men sentenced to 30 days in jail for cheating in bass-fishing tournament	al	2014-09-16	US
3822	Farmed salmon has 'more fat than pizza'	independent	2014-09-14	IE
3823	The Gulf of Alaska is unusually warm, and weird fish are showing up	washingtonpost	2014-09-15	US
3824	Salmon found in upper Elwha River for first time in more than 100 years	q13fox	2014-09-13	US
3825	Teenage 'Fish Whisperer' catches bass from the SEWER	dailymail	2014-08-29	UK

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