Knowledge is Good “Knowledge is Good” Faber College, from the 1978 movie, Animal House Now that we have paid tribute to higher education, we remind all anglers that regardless of your skill level, we are offering two “Fish Like a Guide, But, Live Like a Client” fly fishing schools in April. This package includes six nights […]
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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 School – April 14-19 and April 23-29
Fly Fishing Schools: April 14-19 and April 23-29 Great package price includes 6 nights lodging and all meals, 5 days of classroom instruction and guided fly fishing on local waters. The school is designed for anyone with the desire to improve their fly fishing knowledge, skills and ability, increase opportunities for catching fish, elevate the fun-factor in a […]
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Fly Fishing Schools: April 14-19 and April 23-29 Great package price includes 6 nights lodging and all meals, 5 days of classroom instruction and guided fly fishing on local waters. The school is designed for anyone with the desire to improve their fly fishing knowledge, skills and ability, increase opportunities for catching fish, elevate the fun-factor in a […]
Continue reading "Nuances of Fly Fishing School – April 14-19 and 23-29" »Naughty or Nice? Santa’s call not ours! We just want to take you fly fishing!
A 2017 fly fishing trip to Healing Waters Lodge or a 5 day float trip down the coveted Smith River would make a great gift. Our lodge can accommodate up to 18 people and a Smith River float trip can accommodate up to 8 clients. The Lodge is open from April 1 to the end of […]
Continue reading "Naughty or Nice? Santa’s call not ours! We just want to take you fly fishing!" »It’s About the Guide – Movie Intro
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, […]
Continue reading "It’s About the Guide – Movie Intro" »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 […]
Continue reading "Kyle from Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing on the Ruby River" »Fly Fishing in Southwest Montana with Healing Waters Lodge
Healing Waters Lodge is located in the beautiful Ruby valley in southwest Montana. We call the Tobacco Root Mountains and Ruby Range our neighbors and provide us with water for some of the best fisheries to be found in this area. Our experienced guides can provide quick and easy access to the Beaverhead, Big Hole, Jefferson, and Ruby […]
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