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When it comes to fishing in Montana, what do you think of? Beautiful mountains, amazing scenery, wide open species, and great trout fishing, right? Well, that's about right, and in some parts of Montana, a bear attack is never out of the question as well. You know, just to keep your adrenaline pumping. Montana is well known for all outdoor activities, including hunting, hiking, and skiing, but the great state of Montana is probably best known for fishing.

Not just any fishing, but trout fishing in particular. Trout aren't the only species of fish available for the angler in the state of Montana; they are just the most popular. In this article, I'm going to provide a basic Montana fishing guide so that you can better understand what fishing is about in Montana.

For me, Montana is about wading in a small river or stream for the four main species of trout: brook, rainbow, cutthroat, and brown. Many of Montana's blue ribbon trout rivers are much larger, however, and require the use of drift boats. This however obviously isn't the case for all of Montana's trout rivers.

Montana also has some great lake fishing as well, and any Montana fishing guide should mention lake fishing as well as river fishing. A couple of the more popular lakes/reservoirs in Montana are Fort Peck Reservoir and Flathead Lake. Fort Peck has a thriving walleye fishery and Flathead Lake has some of the best Lake Trout fishing in the entire country. The department of fish and wildlife also stocks lakes throughout the state with trout regularly.

When fishing in Montana it's always a good idea to pay attention to the weather. The weather can change without much notice in the great state of Montana. It's also always a good idea to pay <a target="_new" href="http://www.jrwfishing.com/signup.asp">attention the weather &amp; moon</a> for fishing purposes. These two forces of Mother Nature play a very large role in the activity level of fish, and as anglers we can use this information to our advantage.

You can find more information about fishing in Montana, and trout fishing in general, by performing a simple internet search. The point is to get information <a target="_new" href="http://www.lulu.com/jrwfishing">from anglers, for other anglers</a>. As anglers we want to shy away from "theories" that may or may not work. We want time tested information that is known to be effective, and if you can get information of Montana fishing from Montana fishermen, all the better.

Trevor Kugler is co-founder of http://www.JRWfishing.com and an avid angler. He has more than 20 years experience fishing for all types of fish, and 15 years of business and internet experience. He currently raises his three year old daughter in the heart of trout fishing country"¦..Montana!

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