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The Bighorn River is arguably the finest trout stream for flyfishing in Montana if not the world.  Big Sky Country, long summer days, cool, clear starry nights and plenty of big trout.  There are many great fishing lodges throughout Montana, but the Fort Smith Fly Shop and Cabins has the finest accommodations on the fabulous Bighorn River .  If you are looking to catch big, wild, powerful trout that will take you into your backing, the Bighorn is the place for you.

Fort Smith is a small, former cavalry outpost nestled in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains .  

We specialize in guided fishing floats on the Bighorn.  We provide the most personalized service of any shop in Fort Smith.  The comfortable and friendly atmosphere is only one reason people come back year after year.

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“We have reached the time in the life of the planet, and humanity’s demands upon it, when every fisherman will have to be a riverkeeper, a steward of marine shallows, a watchman on the high seas.  We are beyond having to put back what we have taken out.  We must put back more than we take out.” 

Thomas McGuane, The Longest Silence –A Life in Fishing, 1999  

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1998 to 2009

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Flyfishing Montana’s

Bighorn River

for Rainbow and Brown Trout

The Bighorn River in Fort Smith, Montana is one

 of the top tailwater fisheries in the United States. 

Sunset on the Bighorn

The Bighorn River is known for its tremendous resources of brown and rainbow trout, many over 18 inches.  This is due to the nutrients in the water and catch and release policy practiced on the river. There are thousands of catchable fish per mile. The Bighorn River is one of the few rivers where the fishing is excellent year-round.

We are located 90 miles south, southeast of Billings, Montana.  We are 42 miles south of Hardin, on Route 313.  The Fort Smith Fly Shop & Cabins is on the right side of the road, 1.2 miles after the three mile cattle-guard. Look for our  metallic fish sign.

"Go softly by that river side

Or when you would depart,

You'll find its every winding tied

And knotted round your heart."

R. Kipling

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Water report
The water has really increased since the last report due to continued heavy rains and snowmelt. Today it has gone up to 12,200 cfs. Yesterday the fishing was very good, however, it is all boat fishing. It seems that every time they raise the river the fishing slows down for a day or two until they get used to the flow and then they start to eat well and the fishing improves. We are not sure how high the flows will go or when it will start decreasing. We are hoping this will happen very soon.