Montana

Montana is the spiritual home of American fly fishing, and the Missouri and Smith River corridors represent the pinnacle of what this state offers. Below Holter Dam, the Missouri flows cold and clear through a limestone canyon, producing extraordinary numbers of trout that rise eagerly to dry flies. The Smith River, accessible only by a multi-day float, winds through a remote canyon of 300-foot limestone walls, offering a wilderness experience unmatched in the lower 48.

High plains grassland transitioning to ponderosa pine canyon, towering limestone cliffs, wide braided gravel-bar rivers, and the immense open sky of central Montana.