It’s About the Guide Kadi de Rakoff (standing) and guide, Bill Denruyter This fall, my friend and fellow fisherman, Arkadi de Rakoff (Kadi) spent two weeks filming Healing Waters Lodge, our guides and the rivers we fish in Montana. There isn’t anything ambivalent about the landscape of Montana, it overwhelms the senses with something raw, […]
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Lewis & Clark Expeditions Fly Fishing Outfitters, is successfully owned and operated by Mike Geary for over 25 years and counting. L&C Expeditions guides on the Blackfoot, Missouri, Upper Clark Fork, and offers 5-day float trips down the Smith River in Montana. In 2013, Mike bought Healing Waters Lodge, in Twin Bridges, and moved his L&C Expeditions operations from Helena to Twin Bridges. At the end of the fishing season in 2015, Mike added to his outfitting business with the purchase of Lilly & Kemph Outfitters fly fishing business serving southwest Montana on rivers such as the Beaverhead, Big Hole, Jefferson, Madison, Ruby and miles of private water access on spring creeks, streams, ponds and lakes. Lewis & Clark Expeditions continues to be a highly respected force of professional, knowledgeable, dedicated, proud, personable, enthusiastic fly fishing guides at your service.
What a difference a week makes!
Just arrived to Healing Waters Lodge are six soldiers sent to us from Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing for a week’s stay at the lodge. Gentlemen from the Weiland Build group and their clients are also here and sponsoring the soldiers. We also have a couple of special volunteers that help us with every aspect of making […]
Continue reading "What a difference a week makes!" »Happy Birthday to Mike Geary, Fly Fishing Outfitter and Life Coach
Mike is celebrating his Medicare Eligible birthday today. Needless to say, it is a very exciting time here in the magnificent Ruby valley. Even on his birthday, Mike is working the phone booking a couple of Smith River trips and two more groups who want to book the entire lodge for a weeks stay in 2017. You are […]
Continue reading "Happy Birthday to Mike Geary, Fly Fishing Outfitter and Life Coach" »Fall season in the Ruby Valley in Southwest Montana
Gorgeous photo looking eastward in the magnificent Ruby valley taken by recent guest, Anne Ruttle of RuttleWild. Anne and her husband, Paul, fished all types of weather here this past week.
Continue reading "Fall season in the Ruby Valley in Southwest Montana" »Kyle from Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing on the Ruby River
Healing Waters Lodge and Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (PHWFF) shared a great week at the lodge in July. Here is Kyle, enjoying a day on the Ruby River, with his guide, Mike Geary. We host PHWFF (a non-profit) 2 trips down the Smith River and multiple visits to Healing Waters Lodge each year. Easily, the most […]
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Healing Waters Lodge is an ORVIS Endorsed Fly Fishing Lodge offering a Fall Fly Fishing School: Six night stay at Healing Waters Lodge, with all meals included, 5 days of fall fly fishing instruction and guided fly fishing, all for $2,995 per person. Please contact Mike Geary today, 406-459-2030 for details.
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In Guides We Trust The morning of September 11, 2001, two jets collided into New York City’s Twin Towers. Minutes later policemen and firemen are running to assist. They didn’t stop to think about someone’s race, or what religion or what their tax returns looked like. There were people in a crisis and they rushed […]
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Healing Waters Lodge guest, Doug O. and guide Butch holding a gorgeous Brown caught and released on the Beaverhead River today.
Continue reading "Fly Fishing in Southwest Montana with Healing Waters Lodge" »Fly Fishing Smith River Montana with Lewis & Clark Expeditions Outfitters
Sunset on the Smith River with Lewis & Clark Expeditions Outfitters (aka Healing Waters Lodge). Five day-4 night float down 59 rivers miles with the largest outfitter on the Smith. Call Mike Geary for details, 406-459-2030. Photo taken by Gearboater Extraordinaire (and all around great guy), Jensen Howard.
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Healing Waters Lodge is proud to offer peaceful and scenic guided trips along the Beaverhead River. With over 30 years of experience and numerous guests satisfied, our staff at Healing Waters Lodge knows what it takes to provide every guest with a genuine Montana experience. Not only do you get to see the beautiful rivers […]
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