Full Day

Flowing below Holter Dam, the Missouri River offers stable water flows, healthy trout populations, and dependable fishing throughout the season. It’s an ideal river for anglers who enjoy technical dry fly fishing and sight fishing opportunities.

Anglers come to the Missouri for:

• World-class hatches
  
• Large, healthy trout
  
• Consistent fishing conditions
  
• Technical dry fly challenges

The Missouri River is famous for its dry fly fishing. Our guides specialize in matching hatches, dialing in presentations, and helping anglers fish effectively during PMD, trico, caddis, and other prolific hatches.

This river rewards patience, precision, and attention to detail — and our guides help shorten the learning curve.

Missouri River trips are great for:

• Intermediate to advanced anglers
  
• Anglers looking to improve technical skills
  
• Those interested in dry fly and nymph fishing
  
• Visitors seeking a world-class trout experience
  

Instruction is always included and tailored to your goals.

• Professional local fly fishing guide
• Drift boat
• Safety gear
• Expert instruction
• Rods, reels, and flies included
• Stream side lunch

We focus on quality over quantity. Our Missouri River trips are unhurried, instructional, and designed around river conditions and hatches. You’ll fish hard, learn a lot, and enjoy a true Montana fly fishing experience.

You can expect your guide to be punctual, professional and courteous throughout the day. They are independent contractors and supply all of their own equipment and gear, including flies, tippet, vehicle shuttle and more. Therefore, a guide is usually very appreciative of a 20% gratuity or more.

Yes. Freestone Fly Shop will have quality equipment for you to use during your trip.

No. this will be something you must rent or borrow from someone. Often times these won't be necessary. Ask your guide if you are unsure if you'll need them.

Our half day trips will be on the water for up to 4 hours. Our full day trips are on the water for 6-8 hours. If you have certain time constraints, please discuss with your guide ahead of time.

TERMS and CONDITIONS:

Payment(s) for scheduled trips:

• Deposit of 20% of the entire trip cost must be submitted to confirm booking, with the balance due 7 days prior to your first scheduled trip date.

Cancellation more than 30 days prior to your first scheduled trip date:

• Entire deposit will be refunded, minus 10% of the entire trip cost.

Cancellation less than 30 Days but more than 7 days prior to your first scheduled trip date:

• Entire deposit will be forfeited.

Cancellation 7 days or less prior to your first scheduled trip date:

• Entire cost of the trip will be forfeited.

Montana's weather is often adverse, we do not cancel trips due to inclement weather. If you are concerned about the possibility of cancellation, we encourage you to purchase trip insurance such as https://www.globalrescue.com/.

Freestone Fly Shop is an equal opportunity employer. Operating in part on the West Fork Ranger District of the Bitterroot National Forest under permit WF-BL-1907, the Madison River under permit #258, the Blackfoot River under permit #114, the Upper Bitterroot River under permit UBWF-14, portions of the Missouri River under permit #2025-00876, Montana Board of Outfitters Licensee #14259, Jeff Gray.

Your itinerary will include a meeting time and place, however if you wish to change this please reach out to the shop here.