Bighorn

Bighorn River Fly Fishing

Hooking up with a BIG Rainbow Trout on the Bighorn River in Eastern Montana.

Hooking up with a BIG Rainbow Trout on the Bighorn River in Eastern Montana.

Flowing through the Crow Indian Reservation in Eastern Montana, the Bighorn river holds claim as Montana’s most trout dense stream.  At more than 6,000 trout per mile, the Bighorn is the perfect combination of water temperature, habitat, and aquatic insect incubation.  The gin clear water of the Bighorn deems correct bug selection and presentation a must, and when an angler combines these two necessary qualities, the highest satisfaction can be had by anglers of all ability.

Plentiful aquatic life will feed Brown Trout like this in great numbers on the Bighorn River.

Plentiful aquatic life in the Bighorn River will feed Brown Trout like this in great numbers.

  • Montana’s most trout dense river
  • Year Round Fishery
  • Strong Shouldered Fish
  • Spectacular Nymph Fishery
  • Great River for Family Trips
  • Let’s Hope Your Reel Has A LOT of Backing

See Also: Big Hole, Beaverhead, Madison, Jefferson, Ruby, Kalsta Spring Creek

  • Bighorn River near St. Xavier, MT (#1)
    • Discharge, cubic feet per second: 3110 cfs
    • Gage height, feet: 60.47 ft