The Missouri River can be described as The World’s Largest Spring Creek!

From the Holter Dam down to the town of Cascade, the River’s population of trout varies from 5000-8000 combined brown and rainbow trout over 10 inches per mile in the upper stretch (Holter Dam to Craig) to 2500 per mile as the river reaches Cascade’s outskirts.The Missouri River Montana Fly-fishing experience is best noted for Spring Creek-style Dry Fly fishing,insane and technical nymphing action and awesome streamer fishing.

Our Missouri River Fly-Fishing Guides excel at helping clients catch fish using nymphs, a highly effective method for fishing on any river, particularly given the rich aquatic life found in the Missouri River. Anglers can have great success while nymph fishing, utilizing a variety of nymphs that represent the full spectrum of aquatic invertebrates in the river, including mayfly nymphs, caddis larvae, stonefly nymphs, scuds, sow bugs, back swimmers, crane fly larvae, crayfish, midge larvae, and aquatic worms. The most common nymphing techniques employed by our guides include the “deep” rig, where nymphs are fished 4 to 6 feet beneath a strike indicator, typically set up with two flies and a split shot, and the shallow or light rig, which utilizes a smaller indicator made of yarn or a small float. With this technique, anglers often fish in depths of 6 to 24 inches and may also use larger attractor patterns, such as a Chubby Chernobyl or Hopper. For optimal performance in Missouri River nymph fishing, most anglers prefer rods ranging from 9 to 9.5 feet in length, typically  a 5 or 6 weight.

  Our Guided Missouri River Fly -Fishing Trips along with Guided Montana Upland Bird Hunts are ran through Western Prairie Outfitters based out of Helena and Cascade Montana. Our recording Outfitter is Bryce Daviess  Montana Outfitter #54011 .