which average between 55-65 inches according to the Montana Fishing Regulations. The state record is a 77-inch, 142.5-pound beast caught in the Missouri River by Larry Branstetter in May of 1973.

Get away from the Yellowstone hype and find yourself some unforgettable Fly Fishing in ... to data from Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, the stretch of the Missouri River around Craig, MT ...

Bits of history, starry skies and the sound of silence dominate the landscape of Montana's Upper Missouri ... water too muddy for good fishing, the upper Missouri River is still a place where ...