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Accommodations: Every room at the lodge features two full beds, travertine-tiled bathrooms, flat-screen televisions and Wi-Fi. Ideal For: With excellent customer service, gourmet meals, the nicest accommodations on the river and fully customized fishing packages, this is hands down the finest, most high-end option on the Missouri. Type of Fishing: An incredibly fertile tailwater fishery with abundant insect life and a healthy population of rainbow and brown trout, Montana’s Missouri River is a large, easily fished river that is similar to giant spring creek. Choose to pit your skills against the browns and rainbows of the Missouri, take a jet-boat ride to the “Land of the Giants,” wade-fish hoppers on Prickly Pear Creek, or raft down the nearby Dearborn River. Special Features: A full-service, luxury operation, the Lodge at Eagle Rock is the ideal base of operations from which to experience and explore the incredible Missouri River fishery and the surrounding area. The lodge itself is an fully-renovated, 8,000 square-foot historic inn that combines a magnificent setting, rustic elegance, and high-end amenities. The Lodge was designed using local, antique and natural materials to provide a sense of history and harmony with the area. From the 100-year-old barnwood floors to the river-rock fireplace in the Great Room, the lodge feels like Montana. It is an absolutely ideal destination for large groups seeking a private lodge experience.
Accommodations: Guests may choose to stay in one of the lodge’s five main bedrooms or rent the private Caddis Cabin, ideal for groups or families. The lodge is outfitted with the finest and most comfortable furnishings, original pieces of wildlife art, a common area with a native stone fireplace, and expansive decks to enjoy the scenery during the summer months. Ideal For: Anglers and non-anglers alike looking for the best accommodations, the finest food, a high degree of service, and total riverside privacy. Type of Fishing: The Bighorn River boasts an abundance of rainbows and browns ranging in size from 14 to 18 inches, with many exceeding 20 inches. Recent fish counts indicate an fish population of over 5,000 trout per river mile in the upper section of the tailwater. Special Features: This high-end, all-inclusive lodge is situated directly on the banks of the Bighorn, 13 miles downstream of Yellowtail Dam. This location allows guests their very own private river access as well as the exclusive use of a private boat ramp. Aside from a well-established fishing and outfitting program, the lodge also offers fall cast-and-blast trips that combine trout fishing with wingshooting for ducks and geese. Breakfasts are cooked to order, lunches are packed in coolers for your day on the river, and dinners include gourmet menu items such as thick Montana steaks, chops, chicken and fish.
BIGHORN ANGLER
Ft. Smith, Montana Bighorn Angler has offered quality guided fishing packages on the Bighorn River for more than 30 years. The combination of reasonable lodging options, top-notch guides, home-cooked meals, and great package prices makes for the perfect Bighorn River experience with a price point that won’t break the bank. The fishing sections below the Bighorn’s Yellowtail Dam are incredibly productive, displaying unique spring creek characteristics that allow rainbow and brown trout to thrive year round. With some of the most courteous, hardworking and experienced guides in Montana, the Bighorn Angler guide staff is second to none.
LINEHAN OUTFITTING
Troy, Montana The northwest corner of Montana and the areas that surround the small town of Libby are far less traveled (and less fished) than almost any other place in Montana. This rugged and remote region is home to miles upon miles of productive rivers and streams that receive very little angling pressure compared to other areas of the state. Linehan Outfitting is one of the most established, best-run guide operations in the region, with options that include the Kootenai River, the Clark Fork River and a number of other trout-rich waters throughout the area. Anglers can choose from single-day trips or all-inclusive, multi-day fishing and lodging packages based out of the Kootenai River Lodge.
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