Big Hole

Big Hole River fly fishing

Pitching a Black Magic and Cicada's in late July in the little Dewey Canyon

Known as the “Last Best River,” the Big Hole is the quintessential freestone trout stream.  Spanning 153 miles from it’s headwaters at Skinner Lake in the Beaverhead Mountains, to its merger with the Beaverhead River outside of Twin Bridges, Montana, the Big Hole provides the angler with breathtaking scenery and feisty fish.

Late June Fly Fishing on Montana’s Big Hole River.

  • Prolific hatches of Stoneflies, Mayflies, Caddis, and Beatis
  • Boulder pocket water to Deep Riffles to Dry Fly Slicks
  • Chance at hitting a super slam: Brown, Rainbow, Brook, Cutthroat and Grayling.
  • Over 3,000 fish per mile
  • Totally different river each time you fish
  • A river that will test all of your angling abilities
  • Possibly the best dry fly river in the Western United States

See Also: Beaverhead, Madison, Jefferson, Ruby, Bighorn, Kalsta Spring Creek

  • Big Hole River bl Mudd Cr nr Wisdom MT (#1)
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  • Big Hole River at Maiden Rock nr Divide MT (#2)
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  • Big Hole River near Melrose MT (#3)
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    • Gage height, feet: 1.64 ft