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Montana is the destination many fly anglers dream about. Endless mountain ranges, blue-ribbon rivers, and wide-open landscapes have made Big Sky Country synonymous with world-class trout fishing. Whether floating beneath towering cliffs or wading a quiet mountain stream, Montana offers the kind of scenery and fishing that define the American West.
The state is home to legendary rivers like the Madison, Yellowstone, Missouri, Bighorn, Gallatin, Bitterroot, and Blackfoot. Healthy populations of brown, rainbow, cutthroat, and brook trout thrive across Montana's diverse waters, while famous hatches of salmonflies, Pale Morning Duns, caddis, and blue-winged olives create unforgettable dry fly fishing throughout the season. From productive tailwaters to freestone rivers and alpine lakes, Montana offers nearly every style of trout fishing imaginable.
While trout rightfully steal the spotlight, Montana also provides excellent opportunities for warmwater and stillwater anglers. Smallmouth bass, northern pike, carp, and yellow perch can all be targeted with a fly, while many lakes produce trophy trout throughout the year. Whether it's your first visit or your fiftieth, Montana has a way of reminding anglers why they fell in love with fly fishing in the first place.
These are the top selling patterns that have been shipped to Montana over the past 5 years
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2 Reviews
Description The Chubby Chernobyl is one of the most versatile and reliable dry flies ever designed for western rivers. Built with a high-floating f...
View full details5.0 / 5.0
7 Reviews
A cross between the pheasant tail and brassie. Works well where ever there are stonefly or mayfly nymphs. Classic profile, sinks fast, sleek, an...
View full details4.5 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Deadly Effective. Strikingly Realistic. Designed to ride low in the water with the body suspended just below the surface film, the Klinkhammer Dry ...
View full details5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Please note that Perdigon hooks are 2x wide and are often mistake for a size or two larger than they are. A fly pattern brought to us via customer...
View full details5.0 / 5.0
8 Reviews
This pattern was designed by Doug Swisher for use in the Bitterroot River in Montana. The Madam X quickly became a classic dry fly attractor patte...
View full details4.64 / 5.0
11 Reviews
This nymph invented in Utah has caught trout everywhere it has been put to the test. One of the best new patterns to hit the water in a few years.
Beadhead helps get this down earlier, and keep it down. Imitating anything from an annelid to an earthworm. Worms are always available food for fi...
View full detailsThis pattern was designed by Randall Kaufmann, borrowing liberally from the Improved Sofa Pillow and Bucktail Caddis. The Stimulator has become on...
View full details5.0 / 5.0
5 Reviews
The Woolly Bugger with a beadhead is one of the most effective and versatile flies ever created, built to get down quickly and trigger aggressive e...
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