Fishing in Montana

Montana offers hundreds of fishable waters. Purchase your fishing license today, and start planning your next fishing trip with you family and friends.

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Top Fishing Spots in Montana

Spring Meadow Lake
Spring Meadow Lake offers a wealth of fishing options from the shore, wooden docks and boats. you can catch rainbow trout, channel catfish and walleye.
Canyon Ferry Lake
Enjoy trout fishing and natural beauty just a short drive from Helena, Mont.
Flathead Lake
Located about 10 miles from Kalispell, Montana. Lake trout, lake whitefish, rainbow trout, westslope cutthroat trout are common species.
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Common Catches in Montana

Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
The rainbow trout is an extremely valuable species in any and all of its forms. It is native to the west coast of North America from southern Alaska to Mexico.
King Salmon
King Salmon
The King Salmon is an extremely important food and commercial fish, and due to its large size and game nature, an important sport fish.
Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
The Channel catfish is very highly regarded for its food and sports value. The Channel catfish is most abundant in the central part of U.S. and southern states.
Arctic Grayling
Arctic Grayling
As its name implies, the Arctic graying is primarily an inhabitant of northern waters.
Brown Trout
Brown Trout
The brown trout is one of the world’s most widely distributed and highly esteemed freshwater fish.
Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
The sockeye salmon is the most commercially valuable of all the Pacific salmons.

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Lakes & Ponds for Freshwater Fishing

Fishing Lakes and Ponds

Learn the importance of structures for the best freshwater fishing in lakes and ponds.

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