Fishing

In Montana we are required to guide Fisherman under a sponsor outfitter for 100 days prior to getting approved as a Fishing Outfitter. Pat has had years of experience guiding fisherman, and Dana owned a fishing business in Lake Pondera, however this experience does not count in Montana. So our Sponsoring outfitter for Fishing is:

Under Wild Skies Outfitting

Vaughn Esper-License #6808

207 W. Main St., Ste.#5

Lewistown, MT 59457

406-529-1121

WHY DO YOU FISH? Could it be the times before fishing, the pleasure of anticipation such as making travel plans, tying flies, and organizing equipment or is it the shear joy of casting upon those clear waters on a crispy summer morning?

Wild Skies offers patient, friendly, hardworking fishing guides.

Our fishing trips are boat, float or wade, hike or horseback; ½ day,

full day, or pack in

Wild Skies Fishing opportunities are as varied as the terrain we offer. We fish in Region 2 in the Upper Clark Fork Drainage Area and in Region 3 the Big Hole drainage area. We hunt and fish on both sides of the Continental Divide.

Lake fishing includes: Creek Fishing Includes:

· Storm Lake, Tamarack Creek

· Georgetown Lake, Carpp Creek

· Eastfork Reservoir Upper Rock Creek

· Tamarack Middle Fork Rock Creek

· Lake Big Johnson East Fork Rock Creek

· Little Johnson Thomspon Creek

· Page Lake, Howell Creek

· Carpp Lake, Pintler Creek

· Lower Carpp Lake McCormick Creek

· Edith Lake Copper Creek

· Oreamnos Lake Green Creek

· Sawed Cabin Lake Beaver Creek

· Lion Lake Meadow Creek

· Mystic Lake Elk Creek & Page Creek

· Pintler Lake Plimpton Creek & Lutz Creek

· Mussigrod Lake

All Species Present:

Brook Trout, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Longnose Sucker, and Sculpin.

NOTE: There may be game fish present (including Species of Concern) that are not listed in the game fish category due to low numbers for that fish. Until you identify your catch, please handle all fish carefully. Thank you.

We have many native fish include the cutthroat trout. Populations of this species west of the divide are typically healthy enough to allow harvest in most lakes and streams; east of the divide the situation is more tenuous, and most stream and river populations are small or isolated and receive protection against harvest through catch-and-release fishing regulations.

Wild Skies Outfitting does not have guide rights on the Big Hole River, we do fish several of the Big Hole tributaries. From its modest beginnings at Skinner Lake in the Beaverhead Mountains of southwest Montana, the Big Hole River flows 153 miles to its confluence with the Beaverhead River near Twin Bridges. Early explorers and settlers were drawn to the Big Hole by the sheer size, beauty, and richness of the high elevation valley or “hole” as the trappers called it.

The Big Hole has been designated as a “Blue Ribbon” fishery and is one of the most heavily used fishing streams in Montana. The river remains free flowing for its entire course, adding to its uniqueness and charm. The Upper Big Hole contains the last stream-dwelling population of Arctic grayling in the lower 48 states, which has prompted many significant private partnerships and cooperative efforts to ensure the protection of this valuable population.