Fly Fishing
Trout water, read by people who live on it.
Wade and float the Missouri, the Blackfoot, and tailwaters that fish all season. Guides who'll tell you the truth about the hatch.
Explore fly fishingEst. 1970 · Orvis-Endorsed · Montana
Montana, the way it was meant to be fished.
Owner-operated since 1970. Guided float trips, upland wingshooting, and three lodges on water worth protecting.
Since 1970Owner-operated
An authentic taste of Montana before.
We've spent fifty years earning access to water most people never see — and learning when to leave it alone. What began as one guide and one drift boat is still run by the family that started it.
No call centers. No franchised veneer. The person who plans your week is the person you'll meet at the put-in.
Read our storyTwo ways to spend a Montana day
Fly fishing & bird hunting.
Bird Hunting
Upland miles behind a good dog.
Sharptail, Hun, and pheasant over big country. Mornings that start in frost and end with the truck a long, satisfied walk away.
Explore wingshootingThe Lodges
Three places to wake up on the water.
Fly fishingBlackfoot River
North Fork Crossing Lodge
Tent cabins on the bank of the North Fork of the Blackfoot, with five artesian-fed ponds and an Orvis-endorsed kids camp.
Bird huntingUpland country
Sharptail Lodge
Glamping on a homesteaded ranch with 150,000+ huntable acres of wild bird country and Orvis-endorsed wingshooting.
Fly fishingMissouri River
The Yurt at Craig
A self-catered base on the Missouri with the fly shops, restaurants, and bars of Craig a short walk away.
Earned, not advertised
Half a century on the same rivers tends to show.
1970
Established
50+
Seasons guided
3
Owner-run lodges
Orvis
Endorsed outfitter
Stewardship
You can't sell a river twice.
The water that makes a trip worth taking is the same water we intend to hand to the next fifty years. We fish like we plan to keep it.
We partner with Trout Unlimited on habitat and cold-water restoration across the watersheds we guide, and we limit the days we run so the rivers never feel crowded.
Trout Unlimited partner Catch & release waters Limited daily access
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The fishing was extraordinary. But what I remember is how quiet it was — like we'd been let in on something the rest of the country forgot.— Guest, North Fork Crossing · returning since 2016
Plan your trip
Tell us what kind of week you're after.
Every trip is planned by hand. Share your dates and what you're hoping for, and one of the family will be in touch.