Streams In Montana Close To Alberta

[johnbransfield]

I was wondering if theres any good fly fishing down there this time of the year relativly close to the border?? Anything close to eureka or whitefish??

[Hawgstoppah]

I see lots of people on the Missouri River west of great falls (near Craig, MT) every time I go by... so it's gotta be open to fishing and from what I hear, a VERY productive fishery. It's about Bow River sized.

[Hawgstoppah]

Oh, for something closer to whitefish, you might try the river that goes thru Colombia Falls, MT. Sorry I can't remember what it's called BUT... every time I cross the bridge into Colombia Falls on highway US#2 , there's usually people fishing from the bridge. Trolling some sorta stuff in the current from the bridge. My boss says there fishing for whites there, but that the river has a lotta trout too.

[Hawgstoppah]

And... that's gotta be still open as well... I was last thru about a month ago and sure enough, people were out in -5C temps to fish there...

[johnbransfield]

Thanks for the info, i have heard good things about the missouri, so i might have to check it out....

[bloom]

The river Hawgstopper is talking about is the Flathead. There's 3 forks further up, with some good fishing. Never fished it in winter, but do some searching on the net for fly shops in Whitefish...they'll help you out.

[johnbransfield]

Been looking around and i think were going to go a little farther south, fish big spring creek and the missouri. Anyone here fished either of those rivers?? I hear big spring is quite impressive