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I'm leaving for MT tomorrow for work and will have one day off in the middle of my work week with nothing to do. Has anyone fished around Butte? I can drive an hour or so if needed, but am not sure if I want to spend the money for a day license.
Also, as far as I can tell, a day license looks to be about 25$ if you combine the conservation permit with an out-of-state fishing license.
Any thoughts would be great, thanks.
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I ought to mention that I would be fly fishing.
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Chris, It would be hard to imagine there would be a much better place for a flyfisherman to have a free day than Butte. The obvious choices are the Big Hole, Beaverhead, Madison or Jefferson and some lesser known jewells like the Ruby and the Wise. I would pass on the Clark Fork. There is tons of info on these rivers on the intraweb but what I would probably do is spend a few bucks in a fly shop in Twin Bridges and decide where to go from there depending on their advice. All of these rivers are within an hour of Butte and are well worth a $25 license, $50 in gas and whatever you spend in the fly shop. While in Butte, you should check out the Pekin Noodle Parlor, a really cool 100 year old chinese restaurant in the historic district and/or Lydia's, an old school Italian restaurant on the main drag. Good luck.
Eric
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I have lived in Montana for 20 years ( Between deer lodge and Drummond) but moved to Idaho two years ago. If i had a day and was willing to drive an hour from Butte i would go to Drummond and fish Flint Creek. HANDS DOWN... I have several friends and family that own property on the creek and i would call and ask if you could go
I have had several 20+ fish mornings and evenings on the creek. Its a big brown hidey hole. I throw the biggest hopper pattern i can find with a bead head hairs ear nymph trailer. The average fish is 10-15 inches with one in ten being in the 18-20 inch range.
The biggest i have caught out of the creek was 27 inches.
If you are interested call me @ 406-202-0887 My name is Devin Dahl
P.S I think i was the drift fisherman across the river when you caught your first steelhead out of the salmon river. I think you told me that Chris the Fish was your screen name. Hope to hear from you soon.
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I worked in Butte in the summer of 97, I would take a float tube to Georgetown Lake west of Anaconda,catch some huge brook trout.There is also a small creek west of Georgetown Lake I can't remember the name of that was killer hopper water.The Boulder river was also a good uncrowded river not too far.The Big Hole is too big to wade.Avoid the big name "Orvis catalogue model" type rivers and you'll do OK.Good luck and let us know how you did...Bob, Also try a pasty at Joe's Pasty Shop on Harrison, get the brown gravy!
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Thanks for all the advice guys! Devin, I wish I had seen your reply sooner, I must have missed it somehow! [mad]. I probably would have tried Flint.
I ended up making it to the Big Hole and Boulder Rivers. It was tough deciding where to go because there were a lot of options. After talking to some local people though, those two are what I decided on for this trip. The report is on my blog if you would like to check it out.
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Without divulging secrets, I would reiterate what has already been said: Georgetown for stillwater if you have a tube, and Flint Creek is awesome. Big Hole, Beaverhead and Clark Canyon Res aren't bad backup plans. My wife worked for Butte for a year right before we were married. The summer of my last year of college I would fish all day while she worked and had more water time that year than any other. Georgetown is a great body of water. If you go there, they have some huge diving sedges in the afternoon, as well as great damselfly hatches. Slow retrieves on intermediate line with simi seal leeches produced well for me too. On all the rivers, you have the standard August hatches right now so it wouldn't be hard to figure out. I'm sure pmd's, yellow sallies, terrestrials, caddis and everything else would produce fish. Seems like a turd and a worm produce year round.
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That Brooke trout looks like a Tiger trout
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How do you like that 8 weight BVK? I've got a #3 BVK and love it so much I'm thinking of expanding my collection...
Also how's that Venture 3 reel? I've got the #7 and like it quite a bit. I was on the verge of buying the 3 once...
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For the money I am not sure the BVK 8wt can be beat. I love how light it is. I can't imagine many other 8wt rods (with the same price tag) that I could fish all day long with and not realize I'm fishing an 8wt. It's a great rod all around. I also have that 3wt and love fishing it too.
The Venture 3 reel is a perfect match to my 3wt. I'm not a huge fan of the tick noise when stripping out line, but the weight and overall function of the reel is superb. I shopped around quite a bit before I settled on it. I can't imagine someone not being happy with it.
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Cool. That's about what I was hoping/expecting. I think next time I buy a rod it'll be another BVK...
Cool post btw. Looked fun!
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