Fly fishing near Missoula

5 destinations within about 6 hours' drive of Missoula, nearest first. The closest is Missouri River, about 2 hr 40 min away. Below them, the state trout maps for Montana and Idaho.

Drive times are to each destination's main access point without traffic, from downtown Missoula.

2 to 4 hours · a long day or an overnight · 2

Original watercolor painting of Missouri River, Craig, Montana
Trout

Missouri River

Craig, Montana · USA

Fly into HLN, 45 min

About 2 hr 40 min from Missoula · 213 km

Guide, per angler
$370–395
Public access
Good
Crowding
High
Painting of an angler wading a broad river at dusk below low mountains
Trout

Madison River

Ennis, Montana · USA

Fly into BZN, 1 hr 15 min

About 3 hr 20 min from Missoula · 311 km

Guide, per angler
$400
Public access
Good
Crowding
High

4 to 6 hours · a weekend · 3

Original watercolor painting of Henry’s Fork, Idaho
Trout

Henry's Fork

Island Park, Idaho · USA

Fly into IDA, 1.5 hr

About 4 hr 50 min from Missoula · 429 km

Guide, per angler
$398–425
Public access
Good
Crowding
Medium
Painting of an angler on the Lamar River in a broad Yellowstone valley
Trout

Yellowstone National Park

Lamar, Slough Creek, Firehole · USA

Fly into BZN, 1.5–1.75 hr

About 5 hr 50 min from Missoula · 490 km

Guide, per angler
$395
Public access
Good
Crowding
Medium
Painting of anglers in a drift boat on a wide river framed by autumn aspens
Trout

South Fork Snake

Swan Valley, Idaho · USA

Fly into IDA, 45 min

About 5 hr 50 min from Missoula · 557 km

Guide, per angler
$440
Public access
Moderate
Crowding
Medium

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State maps with water within about 120 miles of Missoula

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