Fishing near Missoula, MT the closest public spots today

6 of 12worth the trip today

Mostly kokanee salmon and rainbow trout today. Madison River scores best, 180 miles out.

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The 12 closest spots

At the confluence of the Clark Fork and Blackfoot in western Montana. The Blackfoot River runs east toward Bonner; Flathead Lake is north.

Blackfoot River11 mi · ~16 min · Missoula CountyRainbow trout

41° water · 3 mph wind

41Sit it out

Bitterroot River30 mi · ~44 min · Ravalli CountyCutthroat trout

3 mph wind

70Worth the trip

Georgetown Lake58 mi · ~1 hr 24 min · Deer Lodge CountyKokanee salmon

5 mph wind

78Worth the trip

Flathead Lake77 mi · ~1 hr 51 min · Flathead CountyLake trout

5 mph wind

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Missouri River at Craig94 mi · ~2 hr 15 min · Lewis and Clark CountyRainbow trout

50° water · 10 mph wind

80Worth the trip

Big Hole River101 mi · ~2 hr 25 min · Beaverhead CountyNothing in season

8 mph wind

–Nothing in season

Canyon Ferry Lake115 mi · ~2 hr 46 min · Broadwater CountyWalleye

7 mph wind

86Go

Beaverhead River131 mi · ~3 hr 9 min · Beaverhead CountyNothing in season

5 mph wind

–Nothing in season

Lake Coeur d’Alene142 mi · ~3 hr 25 min · Kootenai County, IDKokanee salmon

3 mph wind

74Worth the trip

Gallatin River161 mi · ~3 hr 52 min · Gallatin CountyRainbow trout

3 mph wind

41Sit it out

Madison River180 mi · ~4 hr 19 min · Madison CountyRainbow trout

49° water · 7 mph wind

90Go

Yellowstone River at Livingston186 mi · ~4 hr 28 min · Park CountyRainbow trout

12 mph wind

49Sit it out

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