The rainbow are rising.

Grab your gear, tie one on, and we’ll see you on the river.

Located at the junction of four great trout streams, Butler Creek Lodge is within an hour in every direction of over 150 miles of wild rainbows, cutthroats, brookies, browns, and combined trout.

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Clark Fork River

The river that literally runs through Missoula is the Clark Fork. The Clark Fork River is wide, flat water where rainbows and browns pod up along rip rap banks, in current seams and in large eddies to gulp a smorgasbord of mayflies. It's a dry fly purist's dream. Hatches include PMDs, mahogany duns, baetis, caddis, and hoppers.

Blackfoot River

The Blackfoot is a timeless river. Sheer cliffs reach from deep green pools where westslope cutts, browns, rainbows, and bulls seek relief from the river's hydraulics. It's truly mystical trout water. Hatches include salmonflies, golden stones, green drakes, October caddis, baetis, and hoppers. The Blackfoot also offers up some of the best streamer fishing around.

Bitterroot River

The Bitterroot River is lined by the jagged mountain peaks of the Bitterroot Range as it cuts straight north to its confluence with the Clark Fork. Along its journey, short riffles give way to long flats, deep pool,s and undercut banks. This is a brown trout paradise. Hatches include skwala stones, drakes, caddis, and hoppers.

Rock Creek River

If a fly fisher could create a stream, Rock Creek would be it. It's riffle, run, pool character is easy to read. It has a high population of cutts, rainbows, and browns. It even has a dependable salmonfly hatch. It's utter perfection. Hatches include salmonflies, golden stones, drakes, PMDs, caddis, and hoppers.

Missouri River

The Missouri is a tailwater river that offers up over 5,000 fish per mile. It's long and wide, which offers up a variety of fishing styles. Although the "MO" is primarily a nymphing river, there are plenty of opportunities for dry fly action.