It’s a fishing day

Fishing near Helena, MT the closest public spots today

5 of 12worth the trip today

Mostly rainbow trout and lake trout today. Missouri River at Craig scores best, 28 miles out.

Dense Fog Advisory at 5 spots
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The 12 closest spots

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.

Canyon Ferry Lake21 mi · ~30 min · Broadwater CountyWalleyeDense Fog Advisory

8 mph wind

57Marginal
Missouri River at Craig28 mi · ~40 min · Lewis and Clark CountyRainbow trout

52° water · 6 mph wind

92Go
Georgetown Lake66 mi · ~1 hr 35 min · Deer Lodge CountyRainbow trout

5 mph wind

65Marginal
Big Hole River70 mi · ~1 hr 41 min · Beaverhead CountyNothing in seasonDense Fog Advisory

12 mph wind

–Nothing in season
Gallatin River84 mi · ~2 hr 1 min · Gallatin CountyRainbow troutDense Fog Advisory

5 mph wind

63Marginal
Yellowstone River at Livingston98 mi · ~2 hr 22 min · Park CountyRainbow trout

6 mph wind

88Go
Beaverhead River99 mi · ~2 hr 23 min · Beaverhead CountyNothing in seasonDense Fog Advisory

10 mph wind

–Nothing in season
Bitterroot River100 mi · ~2 hr 23 min · Ravalli CountyRainbow trout

5 mph wind

78Worth the trip
Flathead Lake138 mi · ~3 hr 19 min · Flathead CountyLake trout

7 mph wind

82Worth the trip
Henry’s Fork (Island Park)153 mi · ~3 hr 41 min · Fremont County, IDRainbow trout

8 mph wind

84Worth the trip

Distances are straight-line from the middle of Helena. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.

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