Fly-Fishing The Waterton River

                      Some of this video was filmed while Fly-Fishing The Waterton River

Located in extreme South Western Alberta, The Waterton River is a Brown Trout Stream that is best suited to floating. The Waterton River leaves Waterton National Park and flows thru the most scenic and ecologically diverse Front Range Country in the Rocky Mountains.

Fly-Fishing The Waterton River is an epic  experience.This river  has surprised many of our clients for a number of reasons, first off, it is extremely scenic, and it if you hit it right offers some outstanding fly-fishing for some large brown and rainbow trout. The Waterton River witnesses some great hatches of Stone Flies including Salmon and Golden Stone Flies .Caddis ,Green Drakes , and P.M.D’s also make a yearly appearance.

Along  with these hatches and  an abundance of Grass Hoppers makes The Waterton River a great place to fish Dry Flies.When the fish are not looking up a big Streamer fished thru likely holding water results in arm tearing strikes!while guiding on The Watertom River,Dave Brown Outfitters makes use of private access, which allows us to float two stretches of this river.Further down there is a walk and wade Tailwater stretch that offers some exciting fishing for good sized rainbows and browns ..usually on Hoppers.

Fly Fishing Guide Services

Dave Brown Outfitters conducted the first guided float trip on The Waterton River in 1995. Since then our knowledge of this river has continued to grow to the extent that we know the Big Browns on a first name basis.

The Season
The floating season on The Waterton starts in late June and  lasts until mid July,then the flows drop and the Waterton River is better suited to Walk & Wade Anglers. We fish the Waterton River thru to mid-October.

Trip Duration
We suggest floating the Waterton for one or two days and it is an easy “Add On” for other Rivers in S.W. Alberta.

Options
The Waterton River is close to other S.W Alberta Rivers such as The Crowsnest, Oldman, Castle, Livingstone, Belly and St. Mary Rivers.

The Elk River is 1.5 hours away making the Waterton River an easy add-on to an Elk River trip.

Accommodations
As the Waterton River is a best incorporated into a Multi-River trip on numerous rivers in S.W. Alberta and The Elk River in Britsh Columbia.we suggest taking full advantage of the convenient Seven Rivers Fly-Fishing Lodge.

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* Hatches may very depending on elevation and watershed *

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