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Blackfoot River Outfitters

Blackfoot River Outfitters

A Missoula, Montana fly shop and guide service offering guided float and wade fly-fishing trips on the Blackfoot, Clark Fork and Bitterroot rivers.

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Waters
Blackfoot, Clark Fork & Bitterroot Rivers
Fishing Types
Fly Fishing, Trout Fishing
Trip Durations
full-day, multi-day

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What anglers are saying

4.9· 343 reviews on Google
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    Todd Richey· 3 weeks ago

    What a great shop and guide service these guys run, I booked a flat trip with Blackfoot river outfitters for my family of 4. Two boats and two guides. Every aspect of the trip was super smooth, professional, friendly and easy with the shop. Our guides, Francisco and Chris were outstanding and made sure my entire family enjoyed the trip. It was my wife’s first fly fishing trip ever, and Francisco did an incredible job of teaching and coaching her at her pace through the entire day and she caught a lot of fish and had the best trip ever. If you’re fishing the Missoula area, this is the shop to call and book your trip and outfit yourself with anything you could need for fly fishing. Thank you BRO!

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    Monty Sooter· 3 weeks ago

    For my 71st Birthday I booked an all day float trip with Sam. The day exceeded my expectations. Sam taught me all day about what he was seeing on the river and we had good success in landing a good number of trout. Was really excited about the healthy Brown Trout Sam guided me too. Would recommend Sam to anyone who wants to learn and catch some fish. Was a great day.

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    Scott Christensen· a year ago

    I bought my SOTAR Blackfoot Strike from Blackfoot River Outfitters, and the whole experience was exceptional. Matthew Churchman went above and beyond helping me put together the raft, frame, and trailer exactly to my specs. He is super knowledgeable, responsive, and easy to work with. I drove out to Missoula and spent the weekend floating the Blackfoot and Clark Fork rivers with their guides and owner, John, picking up great tips from the pros and sharing plenty of laughs and camaraderie along the way. The crew was welcoming, the instruction was top-notch, and the entire trip was unforgettable. Huge thanks to everyone at BRO for the incredible setup and experience!

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    David DeMartino· 4 months ago

    I worked w/ BRO to schedule a 3 day and 4 night spring trip. They worked every detail they could control -- only exception was the weather as we arrived Missoula in a driving snow storm. Guides called and let us know we'd be ok & told us there were options to get fish in the boat. They were 100% correct. We brought layers to keep warm and we caught great fish every day. Exceptional service & guides were great. Would recommend to anyone. We visited the fly shop once, it was a super store and team was very friendly.

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Typical flow by month

1898 to 2026

The water at Blackfoot River Outfitters typically runs highest in June, at a median 6,850 cfs, and lowest in September, at 766 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 37,400 cfs, in 1899.

Typical flow by month at Bitterroot River near Missoula MT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January788670 to 1,040
February822686 to 1,020
March1,050843 to 1,480
April2,4701,615 to 3,585
May6,4904,600 to 9,860
June6,8504,740 to 9,175
July1,710960 to 2,870
August768594 to 983
September766617 to 960
October850690 to 1,100
November1,010844 to 1,290
December900718 to 1,090

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 42 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bitterroot River near Missoula MT (site 12352500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

94Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Sun, Sep 27 (96)

Streamflow

1,100 cfs

Above normal (83rd)

Water level

3.57 ft

Water

63°F

High today

79°F

Wind

4 kt

Gusts 7 kt

Rain chance

6%

Week ahead

Tue79°F6%
Wed78°F2%
Thu85°F1%
Fri74°F43%
Sat65°F43%
Sun67°F10%
Mon62°F14%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). See full conditions →

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