 Three large
rivers...Clark Fork, Blackfoot and Bitterroot are within a few miles
of Missoula, MT with the Clark Fork flowing through the center of
town.
Along with these three top trout rivers Western Montana has
the famous Rock Creek, a Blue Ribbon Stream just 23 miles east
of Missoula as well as countless small streams and creeks
waiting for the angler to catch many trout species. Western Montana
is a "quiet" trout fishing destination.
 Big
Blackfoot River
The
Blackfoot River, which was made famous by the movie "A River Runs
Through It," flows south from the Bob Marshall Wilderness to its
confluence with the Clark Fork River near Missoula. The river
consists of rocky freestone type conditions at its headwaters to deep
slow pools down low. The stream is filled with cutthroat, rainbow
and brown trout that reach trophy size.
 Bitterroot
River
Flowing
west from the Montana/Idaho border the west fork and east fork meet at
the town of Darby to form the main river that eventually flows into the
Clark Fork River 70 miles downstream. The Bitterroot River is a
clear stream that has hatches from April to November. This makes
the Bitterroot a trout fisherman's dream.
 Clark
Fork River
The
Clark Fork is a classic dry fly stream that flows from the old mining
community of Butte to its eventual end in Lake Pond D'Oreille in
Idaho. Many of the western Montana streams flow into the Clark
Fork, making it one of the largest rivers in the state. Every type
of fishing can be found in this river from rainbows, cutthroat and
browns in cold water to bass and pike on the lower sections of the
river. Big water to Big Fish on the Lower Clark Fork. A gem in Western
Montana.
Rock
Creek
Rock
Creek flows north from its headwaters in the Pintler Wilderness to its
confluence with the Clark Fork, 22 miles east of Missoula. It is
the only "Blue Ribbon" trout stream in western Montana.
Home to the famous salmon fly hatch where giant orange stoneflies three
inches long fill the sky. The stream is a classic mountain stream
with cutthroat, rainbow, brown trout available.
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