Closest access points

Fishing near Billings, MT

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

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Bighorn River

43 mi · ~1 hr 2 min drive · Big Horn Co., MT
41/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — marginal conditions for rainbow trout.

Yellowstone River at Livingston

101 mi · ~2 hr 25 min drive · Park Co., MT

Top today: Rainbow Trout — skip the rainbow trout trip today.

Gallatin River

135 mi · ~3 hr 15 min drive · Gallatin Co., MT
74/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — great day to fish for rainbow trout.

Canyon Ferry Lake

158 mi · ~3 hr 47 min drive · Broadwater Co., MT
51/100

Top today: Walleye — marginal conditions for walleye.

Madison River

162 mi · ~3 hr 53 min drive · Madison Co., MT

Top today: Rainbow Trout — skip the rainbow trout trip today.

Boysen Reservoir

168 mi · ~4 hr 1 min drive · Fremont Co., WY
51/100

Top today: Walleye — marginal conditions for walleye.

Henry’s Fork (Island Park)

169 mi · ~4 hr 3 min drive · Fremont Co., ID
49/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — marginal conditions for rainbow trout.

Fort Peck Lake

183 mi · ~4 hr 23 min drive · Valley Co., MT
51/100

Top today: Walleye — marginal conditions for walleye.

Missouri River at Craig

187 mi · ~4 hr 29 min drive · Lewis and Clark Co., MT
55/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — workable day for rainbow trout.

Beaverhead River

205 mi · ~4 hr 55 min drive · Beaverhead Co., MT

Top today: Rainbow Trout — skip the rainbow trout trip today.

Big Hole River

205 mi · ~4 hr 55 min drive · Beaverhead Co., MT
68/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — workable day for rainbow trout.

South Fork Snake River (Heise)

216 mi · ~5 hr 11 min drive · Bonneville Co., ID
41/100

Top today: Cutthroat Trout — marginal conditions for cutthroat trout.

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