Choosing a favorite river in Montana is like having to choose your favorite child. However, in this case, you have dozens of famous rivers, and maybe hundreds of smaller streams and creeks, which in many ways are as good as or better than their famous bigger siblings. To make a list of the top 10 rivers to fish in Montana, many wonderful waters will be left off the list. So for us to say these are the “top,” we’re simply saying that on any given day, you will be almost guaranteed the experience of a lifetime on one of these ten Montana waters.
In no particular order.
Missouri River
The longest river in North America, the Missouri, called The Mo by those who know it well, is formed from the confluence of the Madison and the Jefferson, and is joined by the Gallatin a mile downstream. From this point, a half hour west of Bozeman, to the Canyon Ferry Reservoir outside of Helena, the Missouri provides trophy trout fishing — especially for browns which swim up from the lake in October. The 35-mile stretch below Holter Dam, the barrier forming a chain of lakes and Canyon Ferry Reservoir, is the focus of most trout anglers, world famous for its dry fly fishing. The Missouri is not to be missed on any fly-fishing trip to Montana.
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