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4 published research notes across 3 regions. Use them as a planning starting point, then confirm access, weather, permits, and closures with the responsible land manager.

Bend, OR. 1 spot
Fishing · Bend, OR · Moderate

Deschutes River — Riverhouse Slough Back Channel

A hidden backchannel slough behind the Riverhouse on the Deschutes — created when the river shifted course during the 1925 flood — functioning as a critical redband trout nursery i…

Sep-Oct wading, Apr-Jun float Read field notes →
Bozeman, MT. 1 spot
Fishing · Bozeman, MT · Moderate

East Gallatin River Hidden Access

An unmarked river access on the East Gallatin just downstream of the Kelly Canyon Road bridge, where a faint social trail through cottonwoods and willows leads to a series of deep …

Jul-Sep Read field notes →
Beaver Lakes, Whitefish, MT. 2 spots
Fishing · Beaver Lakes, Whitefish, MT · Easy

Beaver Lakes Western Shore

A seldom-fished western shoreline on Beaver Lakes where kokanee salmon stage before their fall run. Submerged timber and spring seeps create ideal habitat invisible from the popula…

Summer-Fall Read field notes →
Fishing · Whitefish, MT · Moderate

Whitefish River — Mackenzie Channel

A hidden backchannel of the Whitefish River near Mackenzie Avenue where cutthroat trout hold in deep pools overlooked by recreational floaters. MT Fish, Wildlife and Parks survey d…

Jul-Sep Read field notes →
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