Montana offers fly fishers more than a little bit of everything. From classic rivers holding trophy rainbows and browns to high-country wilderness lakes filled with unsophisticated native cutthroats, out to high plains reservoirs and their own windswept version of this sometimes arcane pursuit, Montana presents several lifetimes of angling experiences.

With so much to fish - and so little time to do so - fly fishers need John Holt's Montana Fly Fishing Guide West, an irreplaceable reference that offers everything a fly fisher needs for the ultimate Montana fishing experience. Here is concise, accurate information for out-of-staters confronted with a mind-numbing variety of choices and those fortunate Montanans looking to expand their horizons on quality waters waiting quietly over the next range of mountains or hiding in some out-of-the-way coulee.

Features include:

• More than 300 pages and 84 photographs
• Full descriptions of every major river
• Descriptions (how to get there, when to fish, and what to fish) of all important streams and lakes within the major drainages - hundreds of waters
• Great maps of all drainages
• Hatch charts for important mayflies, caddisflies, and stoneflies
• Comprehensive fly recommendations for each major water. (8 1/2 x 11, 304 pages, b&w photos, maps)

Montana Fly Fishing Guide West includes fishing descriptions of the following rivers that are west of the continental divide:

• Bitterroot River
• Blackfoot River
• Clark Fork River
• Flathead River
• Kootenai River
• Swan River

About the Author
John Holt, one of the country's premiere outdoor writers, provides the most comprehensive list of rivers, streams, creaks, lakes, ponds, and reservoirs available anywhere. Each has been cross checked with the latest data available from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks and from interviews with scores of guides, fly shop owners, fisheries biologists, and hard-core anglers. The result is an unrivaled asset that will make any fly fisher's Montana experience richer and more fulfilling.