Closest access points

Fishing near Helena, MT

Montana's capital, near the Missouri headwaters. Canyon Ferry Lake is just east; the blue-ribbon Missouri tailwater below Holter Dam runs north toward Craig.

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Canyon Ferry Lake

21 mi · ~30 min drive · Broadwater Co., MT
68/100

Top today: Walleye — workable day for walleye.

Missouri River at Craig

28 mi · ~40 min drive · Lewis and Clark Co., MT
92/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — drop everything — ideal day for rainbow trout.

Georgetown Lake

66 mi · ~1 hr 35 min drive · Deer Lodge Co., MT
68/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — workable day for rainbow trout.

Big Hole River

73 mi · ~1 hr 46 min drive · Beaverhead Co., MT
45/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — marginal conditions for rainbow trout.

Gallatin River

84 mi · ~2 hr 1 min drive · Gallatin Co., MT
74/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — great day to fish for rainbow trout.

Blackfoot River

84 mi · ~2 hr 1 min drive · Missoula Co., MT
92/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — drop everything — ideal day for rainbow trout.

Yellowstone River at Livingston

98 mi · ~2 hr 22 min drive · Park Co., MT
92/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — drop everything — ideal day for rainbow trout.

Beaverhead River

100 mi · ~2 hr 25 min drive · Beaverhead Co., MT
45/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — marginal conditions for rainbow trout.

Bitterroot River

102 mi · ~2 hr 27 min drive · Ravalli Co., MT
68/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — workable day for rainbow trout.

Madison River

120 mi · ~2 hr 52 min drive · Madison Co., MT
57/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — workable day for rainbow trout.

Flathead Lake

126 mi · ~3 hr 1 min drive · Lake Co., MT
68/100

Top today: Lake Trout — workable day for lake trout.

Henry’s Fork (Island Park)

154 mi · ~3 hr 42 min drive · Fremont Co., ID
74/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — great day to fish for rainbow trout.

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