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Montana's Glorious River Valley Is A Wildly Underrated Destination To Fish, Float, And Swim

Montana's Clark Fork River Valley is a water-lover's dream waiting to be explored. Grab a paddle, tube, or rod and see what everyone's quietly raving about. The river takes the crown as Montana's ...
Outdoor Life

I Was Floating One of the West’s Great Trout Rivers. Then the Governor Dropped in on His Helicopter

This story, “Float to Wild Trout,” appeared in the August 1987 issue of Outdoor Life. For the last mile or so, I have been sitting relaxed with the canoe paddle across my lap, lulled by the stunning ...
Independent Record

You want to float Montana's Smith River? Applications open Jan. 1

River Recreation: New advisory council seeks to help overcrowding on Montana waterways It’s the limestone cathedral of the Smith, the caddis hatch on the Madison, the rushing emerald water of the ...
NBC Montana

Applications open Jan. 1 for Smith River float permits

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is accepting permit applications starting on Jan. 1 to float the Smith River. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 15, with a drawing held on ...