There are many rivers and creeks in the area with the Swan River being the most notable.
They can offer some great fishing opportunities and an excellent chance to explore the flora and fauna of the area!
In the Swan-Seeley area the many lakes and rivers provide some wonderful opportunities for guided fishing trips.
Swan Mountain Outfitters offer guided fly fishing trips, including:
The Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks has tons of important information on their website, if you intend to go fishing, you will find a Treasure State of information on their site at https://fwp.mt.gov/fish
For important fishing resources including fishing licenses and permits see https://fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply/fishinglicenses
For important fishing regulations see https://fwp.mt.gov/fish/regulations
Fishing maps resources include the USFS’ https://www.fs.usda.gov/ivm/,
the MT FWP’s interactive GIS map at https://fwp.mt.gov/gis/maps/fishingGuide/,
and the MT FWP Fishing Explore map at https://myfwp.mt.gov/fishMT/explore
There are some great places to rent boats from in the area too, whitefishmarine is located up in Whitefish MT (They also offer car rentals), wildwaverentals is located in Flathead Lake MT, they offer boat rentals and jet ski rentals, and bigforkoutdoorrentals, which offers boats, kayaks, and more, is located in Bigfork MT.
Rivers:
Swan River (right out the back door of Swan River’s Rest!)
Clear Water River (Down around the Seeley area)
Black Foot River (Past Clear Water Junction)
Clark Fork river (Missoula- Bonner Area)
Flathead River (Southern End of Flathead Lake- Paradise area)
Creeks:
{There are so many creeks, only several of the local (15ish min. drive ones) are presented!}
Cold Creek
Condon Creek
Glacier Creek
Piper Creek
Cedar Creek
and a ton of others!
There are tons of lakes in the Swan Valley area each with their own bonuses.
Swan Lake – located right in Swan Valley, MT
Seeley Lake- located in Seeley Lake, MT
Salmon Lake – located just outside (south) Seeley Lake
Placid Lake – between Seeley and Salmon Lakes
Lake Inez – located a little north of Seeley Lake, MT
Lake Alva – located right (north) of Lake Inez
Lindburgh Lake – South of Condon way back in the woods
Holland Lake – South of Condon (must see Holland Lake Falls) Way back in the woods
FlatHead Lake – located rightoutside Bigfork – one of the Largest Lakes in Mt
The 2023 Montana Fishing Regulations can be found at https://fwp.mt.gov/fish/regulations
More info can be found at https://fwp.mt.gov/fish/species
For info regarding family fishing sites see https://myfwp.mt.gov/fishMT/search/-/0/00/CHLDPOND/Both
For info regarding waterbody restrictions and closures https://fwp.mt.gov/news/current-closures-restrictions/waterbody-closures
For ice fishing info see: https://fwp.mt.gov/fish/ice-fishing
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