Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Fly-Fishing the Beartooth Country, But Were Afraid to Ask Rocky Fork Outfitters and Guide Service, LLC Pat Pierson Outfitter Lic # 936 108 Obert Road Roberts, MT 59070 Ph# (406) 445-2598 email
[email protected] Everything you ever wanted to know about fly-fishing the Beartooth Country but were afraid to ask! Overview: The Beartooth area has been blessed with some of the best trout fishing in Montana, a state known for its blue ribbon trout streams. Whirling disease, New Zealand mussels, or other recently introduced exotic species are not found and therefore have not affected trout or their habitats here in the Beartooth area. The Beartooth Mountain Range and the lands surrounding it represent the highest average elevation of anywhere in the State of Montana. When other areas of the State receive little to no moisture, the Beartooth Mountains wring out every drop of precipitation as storms pass over this immense chunk of up thrust granite. In other words, we seem to always have adequate water conditions for fishing and floating. The last five years of drought has not caused adverse effects to our streams and rivers or their wild trout populations. The streams running from the mountains are typically infertile, cold, and of a very steep gradient. Once they exit the mountain front, they generally flatten out, warm with the seasonal temperature changes, increase in fertility, and provide the perfect place to live if you are a trout. Streams: We have many. The major streams include the Main, West and Lake Forks of Rock Creek.