sw montana flyfishing advice needed,,

[300stw]

im in the furthest ne corner, long way from a trout stream, going to idaho. have a few days to kick around sw montana.
any good fishing going on for a bank fishermen whose a mediocre caster ,,,,no boats,
pm me if u have any tips, ect, been a few years and i need a vaca,,,,

 

[Doublecluck]

Bro! Galli , Madi , Jeff, misery, jellystone, And about a hundred tributaries and spring creeks in between.. just pick one, other than some possible hoot owl restrictions they are all good pretty much all the time other than runoff.

 

[runningmt]

Great thing about right now......hopper season! Hard to beat in SW MT.

Pick up a regs book at any sporting goods store, tie on any hopper and go fishing. The regs book has a map of all the fishing access sights.

With the heat, try some deeper water in the heat of the day, fish the banks in the cool mornings.

Good luck, enjoy!

 

[406LIFE]

Find water. Toss fly. Catch fish. Repeat.

Check FWP website for hoot owl closures, but anything in the morning should be biting. There's no bad fishing that way.

 

[Doublecluck]

Been killing em on those sparkly gold chubbies lately.. been tossing the same fly for like 3 weeks now.. closest thing you can get to tarpon fishing in Montana.. in the evening, ripples along the undercut banks.. Oh yea.. might head out now..

edit #8’s... purple has been good this year again also..

 

[roravetz]

We were out in Bozeman a few weeks ago and didn't have much luck on the Upper Madison but did ok on the Gallatian river. My wife called Fins and Feathers and they were helpful.

 

[2ski]

Call Troutfitters. They're the best flyshop for info and good guys IMO.