Fishing near Billings, MT the closest public spots today

6 of 12worth the trip today

Mostly rainbow trout and walleye today. Bighorn River scores best, 43 miles out.

Lake Wind Advisory at 1 spot

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The 12 closest spots

On the Yellowstone River in south-central Montana. The Bighorn River tailwater below Yellowtail Dam sits south near Fort Smith.

Bighorn River43 mi · ~1 hr 2 min · Big Horn CountyRainbow trout

53° water · 12 mph wind

92Go

Yellowstone River at Livingston101 mi · ~2 hr 25 min · Park CountyRainbow trout

12 mph wind

49Sit it out

Gallatin River135 mi · ~3 hr 15 min · Gallatin CountyRainbow trout

3 mph wind

41Sit it out

Canyon Ferry Lake158 mi · ~3 hr 47 min · Broadwater CountyWalleye

7 mph wind

86Go

Madison River162 mi · ~3 hr 53 min · Madison CountyRainbow trout

49° water · 7 mph wind

90Go

Boysen Reservoir168 mi · ~4 hr 1 min · Fremont County, WYWalleye

1 mph wind

66Marginal

Henry’s Fork (Island Park)170 mi · ~4 hr 5 min · Fremont County, IDRainbow trout

3 mph wind

76Worth the trip

Fort Peck Lake180 mi · ~4 hr 20 min · Valley CountyWalleyeLake Wind Advisory

15 mph wind

46Sit it out

Missouri River at Craig187 mi · ~4 hr 29 min · Lewis and Clark CountyRainbow trout

50° water · 10 mph wind

80Worth the trip

Big Hole River204 mi · ~4 hr 54 min · Beaverhead CountyNothing in season

8 mph wind

–Nothing in season

Beaverhead River205 mi · ~4 hr 55 min · Beaverhead CountyNothing in season

5 mph wind

–Nothing in season

South Fork Snake River (Heise)216 mi · ~5 hr 10 min · Bonneville County, IDCutthroat trout

3 mph wind

76Worth the trip

Distances are straight-line from the middle of Billings. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.