Home to the state-record smallmouth bass and more than 1,520 miles of shoreline (longer than the California coast), Fort Peck Lake in Montana’s Missouri River Country is an angler’s paradise. The fishery comes alive in the spring, when both traditional and fly anglers flock to the lake in pursuit of walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass and other trophy catches. No stop to Fort Peck Lake is complete without visiting the Fort Peck Marina for food and fishing tackle.
Another popular spring fishing destination is the Missouri River — also referred to as the “Mighty Mo” — where it flows near the town of Craig. Starting at the end of April and in early June, prolific Caddis hatches occur below Holter Dam, providing anglers with the chance to land a trophy trout on a tiny dry fly.
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