Field & Stream Magazine
July 2005 edition of Field & Stream magazine with article about the Kootenai River as one of the "Best of the West" hottest places to fish in the Rockies.
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Kootenai River “Best of the West”, Field & Stream
Picked as Montana’s best place to fish and Escape the Crowds
June 30, 2005
Field and Stream magazine picked the Kootenai River as their choices for "Best of the West" places to go in Montana to Escape the Crowds in their July 2005 article about "50 Hottest Rivers, Lakes, Hatches & Hangouts in the Rockies" (by Kirk Deeter, Ted Leeson, Keith McCafferty, and John Merwin).
The article states, "Looking for the best place to catch a 20-incher on a dry? Fish with grizzlies? Escape the crowds? Or get a beer and some advice at the end of the day? We’ve found the top 40 trout spots in the Rockies where you can do all that and more."
Libby’s Kootenai River country was picked as their choice for best place to "Lose the Crowds" in Montana.
"The underrated Kootenai River loops south from British Columbia into extreme northwestern Montana, where the 17-mile tailwater below Libby Dam offers some of the state's finest rainbow trout fishing. A 33-pound, state-record rainbow was taken by a spinfisherman below the dam here in 1997. Flyfishermen, meanwhile, will encounter abundant 12- to 16-inchers rising in the broad currents during July, with enough 18-inch-plus fish to warrant plenty of backing on your trout reel. Numerous small tributaries and area ponds offer exceptional fishing for smaller rainbows and westslope cutthroats. It's possible to fish the big river from shore, but casting from a drift boat works best."
Local Fishing Outfitters & Guides are experts on the best places to fish the river, from shore or a leisurely day in a drift boat. They know the special holes for the biggest fish and what fly patterns to use for the current hatches on the river. Some have lodges and offer unique accommodations near the river so you can view the water right from your cabin door and walk out to the water to cast in a line.
All of our information about fishing and the Libby area is online on this site. To have printed literature about the Libby area mailed to you, please contact the Libby Chamber of Commerce, 406-293-4167, www.libbychamber.org, libbyacc@libbychamber.org.
Related Links:
Field & Stream’s "Best of the West"
Lose the Crowds-Kootenai River near Libby Montana
Kootenai River Information
Scenic photos of the Kootenai River near Libby
Libby area Fishing Guides
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