Over the past 14 years, it has been our pleasure to recruit folks, that feel the same way we do about our military service members, to assist us in taking wounded military service members on 5-day float trips down the Smith River and fly fishing with Healing Waters Lodge in southwest Montana. We, our friends and clients, competitors and […]
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Healing Waters Lodge sits in the heart of the Ruby valley on about 20 acres, with a large trout pond, surrounded by cottonwoods, farm and ranch land with beautiful views in all directions. Healing Waters Lodge property includes:
- Original lodge building: Sitting sitting room, guest business office, bathroom, full kitchen, pool table, and Direct TV television viewing area. Guest room on second floor of the original building. Four additional guest rooms were added to the ground floor of this building: Heritage, Lilly, Granny Yates and Chief Joseph.
- Fly Shop: Stocked with loaner equipment for guest use; and, items for sale such as shirts, jackets, vests, hats, socks, shoes, books, cards, and more.
- Laundry Room: We provide personalized laundry service for our guests.
- Outdoor Hot Tub: Guests can enjoy relaxing after a day of fishing in the outdoor hot tub with a stellar view of farmland leading up to the Ruby Mountain range to the east.
- Four-plex Guest Room Building: Franz Pott and Bitterroot rooms are on the second floor, Henry Plummer and Grayling rooms are on the ground floor.
- Dining Hall Building: Guests enjoy appetizers, beer and wine each evening in the sun-porch room of the dining hall building. The dining hall that can seat up to 23 guests and overlooks the beautiful trout pond. A large professional kitchen accommodates three chefs and kitchen staff in preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner for our guests.
- Exercise Room: Has a electric treadmill, lifting bench, and workout station.
- Casting Pond: About an acre in size, the pond is shaped like a figure 8 fed by a circulating creek and has brown and rainbow trout to help our guests practice their casting and catch and release skills. We keep a path mowed around the pond to make it easy to reach the water.
- Lodge Gardens: Former owner, Janet Lilly, is responsible for establishing the beautiful flower beds and plantings around the grounds. The fruit and vegetable garden is a work in progress.
Nine guest rooms are as clean and comfortable as they are unique. Rod holders and wader hooks keep your gear handy and outdoor table and chairs invite conversation and relaxation. Each room has a view to be enjoyed.
- Rookery: Large second floor guest room in the original lodge building. Two queen-sized beds, private tub, walk-in shower, and toilet, dry sauna, and balcony.
- Heritage: Ground floor, pond side room with covered patio, one king-sized bed and private bathroom.
- Lilly: This room is named after Greg and Janet Lilly and reflects some of their personal interests. Ground floor, pond side room with covered patio, two queen-sized beds and private bathroom.
- Granny Yates: This room is named after Greg Lilly’s pioneer Grandmother. Ground floor, pond side room with a patio, two queen-sized beds and private bathroom.
- Henry Plummer: This room is named after Sheriff Henry Plummer Ground floor, valley view of the Ruby Mountain range with covered patio, two queen-sized beds, private bathroom.
- Franz Pott: Second floor above Henry Plummer, valley view of the Ruby Mountain Range with a large deck, two queen-sized beds, private bathroom.
- Grayling: This room is named after the Aluvial Grayling that inhabit the Big Hole River. Valley view of the Ruby Mountain Range with a covered patio, two queen-sized beds and private bathroom.
- Bitterroot: This room is named after the plant. Valley view of the Ruby Mountain range with a large deck, two queen sized-beds and private bathroom.
Fly Fishing the Big Hole in Southwest Montana
Big Hole River So it begins high in the Beaverhead Mountains, the Big Hole River flows for 153 miles through a fly fishing wonderland filled with Brook, Rainbow, Brown and Cutthroat trout. The Big Hole is the last remaining habitat for fluvial Arctic Grayling in the contiguous United States. Along the Big Hole corridor are […]
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Orvis Jackson Store, Mississippi, January 3o, starting at 5:30 Renaissance at Colony Park, 1ooo Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 9019, Ridgeland, Telephone: 601-856-5347 Mike Geary: Presentation on fly fishing vacations in Montana Mike Geary, owner of Healing Waters Lodge and Lewis & Clark Expeditions, will be at the Orvis Jackson store to talk about fly fishing vacations […]
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Over 200 years ago, Lewis and Clark discovered the Beaverhead River hoping to find a Northwest Passage. William Clark was overheard saying, “Oops” when they realized their portage over the Rockies was going to be an extra 250 miles. So it goes…. Today, the Beaverhead River flows out of Clark Canyon Reservoir Dam creating one […]
Continue reading "Fly Fishing the Beaverhead River, Montana." »Meet Mike Tonight at The Woodland Orvis Store
Where: The Woodlands (Texas) Orvis Store, 9595 Six Pines Rd When: January 25th, 7:00 p.m. Meet Mike Geary, owner Healing Waters Lodge and Lewis & Clark Expeditions located in southwest Montana near the town of Twin Bridges. Healing Waters Lodge has easy access to miles of private spring creeks, meadow streams, and ponds; and, rivers such as […]
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Mike Geary continues his road trip in the great state of Texas and his next stop is at the beautiful Orvis Retail Store in The Woodlands, on January 25, starting at 7:00 p.m., 9595 Six Pines Rd, The Woodlands, phone 281-203-6150. Who is Mike Geary? The owner of Healing Waters Lodge and Lewis & Clark Expeditions. The […]
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Today is the day that Mike Geary will be on-hand at the Austin Orvis store starting at 2:00 p.m. to talk about our Montana Fly Fishing Vacations – Healing Waters Lodge and Smith River 5-day floats. The address and phone number for the Austin Orvis Store is 10000 Research Blvd, Austin TX, 512-795-8004. Who is Mike Geary? The owner […]
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What: Presentations on our fly fishing vacation packages When: Monday, January 30, starting at 7:00 p.m. Where: Jackson Orvis Store, 1000 Highland Colony Parkway #9019, Ridgeland, Phone: 601-856-5347 Who: Mike Geary, Owner, Healing Waters Lodge and Lewis & Clark Expeditions Mike will be at the Jackson Orvis store to present our Healing Waters Lodge fly fishing vacation packages. The […]
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What: Presentations on our fly fishing vacation packages When: January 21, starting at 2:00 p.m. Where: Austin Orvis Store, 10000 Research Blvd, Austin TX, phone: 512-795-8004 Who: Mike Geary, Owner, Healing Waters Lodge and Lewis & Clark Expeditions Mike will be at the Austin Orvis store to present our Healing Waters Lodge fly fishing vacation […]
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PROJECT HEALING WATERS FLY FISHING AND HEALING WATERS LODGE – JULY 4-9 Healing Waters Lodge continues to support of the men and women in military service through Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, PHWFF, a non-profit organization founded by Retired Navy Captain Ed Nicholson, that uses fly fishing as a rehabilitative program for our wounded services […]
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