Howdy-do, Smith River Brown Trout! Photo courtesy, Garrett Thompson, owner of Floating Leaf Photography, Helena Montana.
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Whether you are on our guided trip floating for 60 miles down the Smith River or staying at Healing Waters Lodge and headed out for the day on the Beaverhead, Big Hole, Jefferson, or Madison, float fishing is the name of the game. Our guides use hard boats and rafts, depending on their preference and what the rivers dictate. One advantage of float fishing is maximizing coverage of available water and increasing your angling opportunities. Our experienced guides have it all going on simultaneously: navigating the boat, guiding the anglers, and searching for opportunities down stream. When float fishing, guides position the boat giving the angler the best possible opportunity at landing a cast in the best possible place. Float fishing can cover as much river as you want, from put in to take out, a half-day to all day, to a really long day, it is all negotiable and doable. Walk-wading is always an option during your float trip. Often times, there are islands, banks and channels to explore, your guide can stop and park and anglers can work a section.
Smith River float
A fisherman enjoying a Smith River float with Lewis & Clark Expeditions. Photo was taken by our good friend, Garrett Thompson, owner of Floating Leaf Studios, in Helena MT.
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Lewis & Clark Expeditions teams up with Project Healing Waters Fly-Fishing LLC twice a year, taking injured service men and women down the Smith River on a five-day fly-fishing float trip. We thank Dr. Gargan, a long time guest at Healing Waters Lodge, for joining the trip this year and sending us some terrific photos.
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Although many of the guests you’ll meet at a fishing lodge in Montana have come on a fly fishing trip, the rivers in the Treasure State are also wonderful for other types of angling. Float-fishing is a method particularly suited to new fisherman, since its techniques are not as difficult to master as those of […]
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