Western Montana's Blackfoot River has become one of the state's most popular and important recreational streams. It's natural setting and features, and the notoriety gained from the movie A River Runs Through It, have all contributed to its popularity.
Coursing the western boundary of Glacier National Park, Montana, this is a noted spawning stream for kokanee salmon. Authorized in October, 1976 with a length of 219 miles and covering 57,400 acres.
Free River is a state fishing access site located in southwest Montana. Fishing on the Yellowstone River may be enjoyed. Day use, walk in only - bridge out.
Judith River is a tributary of Missouri River. Starting in the Little Belt Mountains and stretching for 127 miles in central Montana and emptying into the Missouri River not far from Judith Landing.
The Kootenai River is a beautiful, large mountain river and an outstanding site for viewing bald eagles, nesting osprey, great blue herons, and waterfowl.
On June 3, 1805 Lewis and Clark were following the Missouri River in search of a route to the Pacific Ocean. They camped at the mouth of this river just east of here. They traveled northward to the mouth of the Milk River.
The Milk River heads at St. Mary's Lake in Glacier Park going into Canada 15 miles east of the port of entry at Del Bonita. It meanders north of the border skirting the town of Milk River, and enters Montana about 20 miles west of the Wild Horse port of entry north of Havre.
The river is 59 river miles from Camp Baker (put-in) to Eden Bridge (take-out). On average, floaters take 4 days to float. A minimum of two nights and three full days should be planned for normal water levels, which is 300+ cfs.
Swan River Fishing Access is a day use only site. The fishing access site is open from 5/1 - 12/1. A boat launch is available. The Swan River is 93 miles long, including 15 miles of lakes and reservoirs, from its headwaters above Lindbergh Lake to Flathead Lake.
Fishing may be enjoyed along the Whitefish River in northwest Montana. It is 24 miles long with its head at Whitefish Lake and juncture with the Stillwater River a mile east of Kalispell, Montana. It is accessible by good county roads all the way.
The Yellowstone is the last free flowing river in the lower 48 states. From its headwaters in Lake Yellowstone downstream 670 miles to the Missouri River in North Dakota, the Yellowstone River flows as it has for centuries, in its natural state, undamed and untamed.
