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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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7 Reviews
The Adams is one of the most successful dry fly patterns of all time. Can be used to imitate a plethora of mayfly hatches, including baetis, call...
View full details4.5 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Invented in Montana, the Bitch Creek catches fish, when nothing else will. And not itty bitty ones either. Named after the famous Bitch Creek in...
View full details5.0 / 5.0
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
4 Reviews
The Elk Hair Caddis is a must-have dry fly that imitates adult caddisflies skating and drifting across the surface. It’s one of the most dependable...
View full details5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
A great improvement on this all-time classic pattern. Many nymphs take on a very shiny appearance right before emerging. Trout key in on this vuln...
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1 Review
The bead helps this pattern get down better, especially effective bouncing along river bottoms. There isn't a fish out there that won't hit an egg...
View full details4.6667 / 5.0
6 Reviews
The Parachute Adams is one of the most versatile and trusted dry flies ever created, designed to imitate a wide range of mayflies in both dun and e...
View full details5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Although found in the UNWEIGHTED collection, This is LIGHTLY weighted with lead-free wire wraps. Typically, 6 wraps of .015" lead-free wire. this...
View full details5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
One of the top five trout nymphs ever tied on a tippet. A near perfect imitation of the blue wing olive nymph, also works great for a general mayf...
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 details4.75 / 5.0
4 Reviews
Everyone's favorite nymph and not just for trout. Iridescent peacock and those marvelous white wings, and split tail, combine to make this a great...
View full details5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
If you want a fast water fly this is one for your fly box. All Wulff style flies float extremely well, and this version is easy to see. The Royal ...
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 details4.67 / 5.0
3 Reviews
Thin Mint (sometimes known as the Twin Lakes Special), is a play on one of the most popular flies ever... The Woolly Bugger. Tied much like a Bead...
View full detailsMovement is enticing to trophy trout (and we don't mean dinky trophies) Nearly identical to the famous Sex Dungeon (the name hurts the search resu...
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...
View full detailsA hot take on the popular Zirdle bug. This one has can represent small sculpins or leeches, or other tasty treats Jig, tungsten, rubber legs, ra...
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