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Fishtales Outfitting

Member since December 2015 Hamilton, United States
Background
Michael grew up in the woods, learning hunting and fly fishing in Connecticut. With his grandfather as his mentor, an avid outdoorsmen and Connecticut State Park constable, he honed his Trout fly fishing skills. Michael spent a season in Southwest Alaska, which opened possibilities to Southwest Montana and its endless wild Trout streams. He ultimately settled down in Sheridan, where his wife Theresa and himself raise their two children and 2 Lab's named Maggie and Tippet. Create your unforgettable experience with our 10+ guides available.
Techniques
We pride ourselves in offering the best fly fishing guide services available. Fishtales Outfitting's reputation is that we make our trips more personable and customized to suit your needs and preferences. We like to drift fish but also enjoy walk/wade trips, and love to take our time and really submerse our clients in enjoying the day in every way.

Hey, it's Fishtales Outfitting

Hamilton, United States
Background
Michael grew up in the woods, learning hunting and fly fishing in Connecticut. With his grandfather as his mentor, an avid outdoorsmen and Connecticut State Park constable, he honed his Trout fly fishing skills. Michael spent a season in Southwest Alaska, which opened possibilities to Southwest Montana and its endless wild Trout streams. He ultimately settled down in Sheridan, where his wife Theresa and himself raise their two children and 2 Lab's named Maggie and Tippet. Create your unforgettable experience with our 10+ guides available.
Techniques
We pride ourselves in offering the best fly fishing guide services available. Fishtales Outfitting's reputation is that we make our trips more personable and customized to suit your needs and preferences. We like to drift fish but also enjoy walk/wade trips, and love to take our time and really submerse our clients in enjoying the day in every way.
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Our Team
Lamont C.
Captain
Dan R.
Captain
Alex R.
Captain
Michael P.
Captain
Chris P.
Captain
Jason L.
Captain
Garet B.
Captain

My Charter Listings

Fishtales Outfitting Bitterroot Riv

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(9 reviews)
Hamilton
Trips from US $625

Fishtales Outfitting – Jefferson River

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(1 review)
Silver Star
Trips from US $625

Fishtales Outfitting – Madison River

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(3 reviews)
Ennis
Trips from US $625

Fishtales Outfitting – Blackfoot River

Greenough
Trips from US $625

Fishtales Outfitting – Missouri River

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(7 reviews)
Wolf Creek
Trips from US $625

Fishtales Outfitting – Yellowstone River

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(14 reviews)
Emigrant
Trips from US $625

Fishtales Outfitting – Ruby River

Sheridan
Trips from US $625

Fishtales Outfitting – Clark Fork River

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(2 reviews)
Missoula
Trips from US $625

Clearwater River Full Day

Greenough
Trips from US $750

Fishing Reports

Madison River Fly Fishing Report
Madison River Fly Fishing Report
Jul 5, 2026 Ennis
The famed Salmonfly hatch has been fantastic and our guests have reaped the rewards! We’re starting early to beat the heat and the other boats. The big bugs have been around for a while so start out with the big dry. Add a dropper if they stop looking up. Large Chubbys Rogue Stone or Rollin Stone are great patterns. A smallish Pats can work well as a dropper but have Split case and Infrequens pmd nymphs as a smaller option if the fish are stuffed on stone flies. Dont just fish the banks on the Madison, especially upriver. Theres a lot of fish right in the middle.
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Lower Clark Fork Fishing Report 6/14
Lower Clark Fork Fishing Report 6/14
Jun 15, 2026 Missoula
The Lower Clark Fork north of Missoula is fishing great with dries and dry/dropper rigs. We’re seeing multiple hatches on any given day. PMDs , Brown and Gray drakes. BWOs. The fish are looking up late mornings into early the afternoon. Dry/dropper has been deadly with large Chubbys and a tungsten jig head nymphs are your best all around producers.
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Spring fishing on the Madison river!
Spring fishing on the Madison river!
Apr 22, 2026 Ennis
Pre runoff conditions are keeping the water in great shape with perfect visibility. The rainbow spawn is about wrapped up but most of thise fish are still hanging around. Nymphing a two fly indicator rig is your best bet. A dark color Pats stone and a red #8-14 San Juan worm are tough to beat. Have some egg patterns and midges as well. We’re seeing BWOs early afternoon so have some patterns on hand. The streamer bite is picking up especially if you get a cloudy day. Go with muted or dark colors rather than bright ones in #4-8.
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Spring dry fly fishing on the Clark Fork
Spring dry fly fishing on the Clark Fork
Apr 22, 2026 Missoula
The Clark Fork’s spring fishing is heating up with Skwalas, March Browns and BWOs getting the fish looking up! Dry fly season is here! Nymphing is also producing well when the dry bite isnt up to par.
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Madison River Fall streamer season is he
Madison River Fall streamer season is he
Sep 21, 2025 Ennis
The evening temps have been on the chilly side in SW Montana, triggering the fall pre spawn streamer season. The Madison is giving up some really nice browns on streamers. Some on the strip and pause and some using an upstream cast and a little more dead drift with a good pump and a pause. Look for the usual targets. Hard banks, shelves and faster water. Fly color can make a difference as will size. If fish are following a stripped fly but wont commit will often smash a smaller fly. White is my go to color especially on brighter days but olive, copper, black and combos are must haves. Get in touch to book your fall streamer trip today!
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Yelllowstone River hoppertunity
Yelllowstone River hoppertunity
Sep 7, 2025 Emigrant
The Yellowstone River is all anout the grasshoppers now that most of the big summer hatches are over. Aftetnoon temps are still in the high 80’s and thats keeping those hoppers happy and hoppering! Plop your hopper tight to the bank fishing fast seams , grassy banks and large downed cottonwoods. Make your hopper hot the water with a splashy plop as its one of the triggers for hopper hungry trout. Put some twitches in yoyr drift for the same reason. We like a mid to large hopper in tan , peach, purple so we can hang a dropper of the bend of the hook. Panty Dropper, CFO Ant, Skippy hopper, Streambank hopper im sizes # 6-10. Some productive droppers have been Psycho may in brown, Two Bit Hooker, Beadhead pheasant tail. So Get your fly tight to the banl and twitch it! Hang on!
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Customer reviews

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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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One of my favorite fishing trips
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Fishing with Michael
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Appropriate for children
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Mat S.
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Super awesome captain, Chris was great!

VERIFIED   Half day guided fly fishing on October 4, 2025
If you want to talk about grace, then let’s talk about Chris our guide was amazing, he had every right to get mad at us....
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Andrew T.
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One of my favorite fishing trips

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day Trip on July 27, 2026
First time fly fishing and had a blast. Me and my dad caught trout and white fish. Dwight was an awesome guide and taught us...
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Great trip!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip – Missouri River on June 17, 2026
we were a little intimidated going into the trip has neither of us had ever even attmepted to fly fish. Our guide Garet squashed...
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Naomi D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Michael

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day Trip – Yellowstone River on July 19, 2026
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Lois E.
Excellent
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June fishing trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Clark Fork River on June 27, 2026
Our guide Mike was fantastic…knowledgeable and patient…he had wonderful stories and was a great conversationalist. We were...
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