Fly fishing near Montreal

5 destinations within about 6 hours' drive of Montreal, nearest first. The closest is West Branch Ausable, about 2 hr 10 min away. Below them, the state trout maps for New York, Ontario, Vermont and New Hampshire.

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

2 to 4 hours · a long day or an overnight · 1

Painting of an angler beside boulder-strewn Adirondack riffles on the West Branch Ausable
Trout

West Branch Ausable

Wilmington, Adirondacks, New York · USA

Fly into ALB, 2.25–2.5 hr

About 2 hr 10 min from Montreal · 159 km

Guide, per angler
$300
Public access
Good
Crowding
Medium

4 to 6 hours · a weekend · 4

Painting of a steelhead angler on New York’s Salmon River in late autumn
Steelhead

Salmon River

Pulaski, New York · USA

Fly into SYR, 45 min

About 4 hr 20 min from Montreal · 334 km

Guide, per angler
$2756-hour day
Public access
Good
Crowding
High
Original watercolor painting of Rapid River, Rangeley Lakes, Maine
Trout

Rangeley Lakes

Rapid River and Kennebago, Maine · USA

Fly into PWM, 2.5 hr

About 4 hr 40 min from Montreal · 312 km

Guide, per angler
$225–300
Public access
Moderate
Crowding
Low
Original watercolor painting of Deerfield River, Massachusetts
Trout

Deerfield River

Charlemont, Massachusetts · USA

Fly into BDL, 1 hr 15 min

About 5 hr 40 min from Montreal · 448 km

Guide, per angler
$238–300
Public access
Good
Crowding
Medium
Original watercolor painting of Upper Esopus Creek, New York
Trout

Esopus Creek

Big Indian to Phoenicia and Mount Tremper, New York · USA

Fly into SWF, 1 hr

About 6 hr from Montreal · 462 km

Guide, per angler
$225–375
Public access
Good
Crowding
Medium

Trout maps near Montreal · 4

State maps with water within about 120 miles of Montreal

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