Guided fly fishing trips
Guided Fly Fishing Trips in Missoula
Full and half day drift boat trips for up to 2 anglers on western Montana’s best trout water.
Pick your trip
Two ways to spend a day with Tom
Every trip is private: one guide, one boat, you and one friend. Tom picks the river that’s fishing best that week and handles everything else.
Most booked
6–8 hours · up to 2 anglers
Full day float trip
$750 per boat
- A full day on the river Tom picks for the season
- River lunch: deli sandwiches in summer, grilled riverside when it’s cold
- All rods, reels, flies and terminal gear
- Cold drinks all day
3–4 hours · up to 2 anglers
Half day float trip
$600 per boat
- Morning or afternoon on the closest good water
- Snacks and cold drinks
- All rods, reels, flies and terminal gear
- Great for first-timers, families and travel days
Book and pay on Tom’s own site. No marketplace cut and nothing added at checkout. Every dollar goes to your guide.
Your day
How a trip with Tom works
Book your date
Choose a full or half day and lock in the boat online. A 50% deposit holds your date.
Tom picks the river
The week of your trip, Tom checks flows and hatches and sends your meeting spot and start time.
Fish all day
Tom rows, rigs, untangles and nets. You fish. Lunch and cold drinks are on the boat.
Come back for more
Most of Tom’s clients book again. There are never enough days on the water.
Included on every trip
Just bring your license and sunglasses
Guide and drift boat
A private boat with a guide who rows hard, reads water fast and keeps the day fun.
All the gear
Rods, reels, flies, leaders and tippet. Waders are optional on a float trip.
Lunch and drinks
A river lunch on full days (deli sandwiches when it’s warm, grilled riverside when it’s cold), snacks on half days, and a cooler of Coke, Diet Coke and water.
When to come
Plan around the hatches
Late-season streamers
Cold, quiet, and big fish. Book around the weather and bring layers.
Where Tom would fish: Clark Fork, Missouri
| Hatch | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MidgesAll four rivers | ||||||||||||
| Skwala stonefliesBitterroot, Clark Fork | ||||||||||||
| Blue-winged olivesAll four rivers | ||||||||||||
| March brownsBitterroot, Clark Fork | ||||||||||||
| Mother’s Day caddisBitterroot, Clark Fork | ||||||||||||
| SalmonfliesBlackfoot | ||||||||||||
| Golden stonesBlackfoot, Bitterroot | ||||||||||||
| Green drakesBitterroot, Clark Fork | ||||||||||||
| PMDsAll four rivers | ||||||||||||
| TricosMissouri, Clark Fork | ||||||||||||
| Spruce mothsClark Fork, Blackfoot | ||||||||||||
| HoppersAll four rivers | ||||||||||||
| October caddisBlackfoot, Bitterroot | ||||||||||||
| Fall streamersBitterroot, Clark Fork, Missouri |
Specialty trips
Trips built around the season
Never enough days on the water.
Pick a full or half day, choose your date and lock in the boat. Or call or text Tom to talk through the best river for your week.