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Fishtales Outfitting

Member since December 2015 Dillon, 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 a yellow Labrador named Maggie. 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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Dillon, 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 a yellow Labrador named Maggie. 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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Lamont C.
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Dan R.
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Alex R.
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Michael P.
Captain
Chris P.
Captain
Jason L.
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Garet B.
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Fishtales Outfitting โ€“ Beaverhead River

Dillon
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Fishtales Outfitting Bitterroot Riv

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(8 reviews)
Hamilton
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Fishtales Outfitting Big Hole River

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(3 reviews)
Wise River
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Fishtales Outfitting โ€“ Jefferson River

Silver Star
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Fishtales Outfitting โ€“ Madison River

Ennis
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Fishtales Outfitting โ€“ Blackfoot River

Greenough
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Fishtales Outfitting โ€“ Missouri River

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(4 reviews)
Wolf Creek
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Fishtales Outfitting โ€“ Yellowstone River

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(7 reviews)
Emigrant
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Fishtales Outfitting โ€“ Ruby River

Sheridan
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Fishtales Outfitting โ€“ Clark Fork River

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Fishing Reports

Missouri River PMD Pandemonium
Missouri River PMD Pandemonium
Jun 22, 2025 Wolf Creek
The PMD hatch is in full swing on Missouri River right now and the trout looking up lying in wait for them to drift into their waiting mouths. The PMD or Pale Morning Dun is a mayfly species thats a pale yellowish olive color with a gray wing in a size # 14-18. Theyโ€™ll start hatching at about 9:30-10:30 am and continue for a few hours to most of the day. The Missouri Rivers slick, spring creek like currents lend themselves to dry fly fishing. Look for dimples on the surface. These trout will often pod up in prime spots to feed very efficiently. Using the current to bring the food to them. Back eddys are a good place to find rising trout as the bugs go round and round like a lazy Susan. We find the fish will prefer a cripple pattern early in the hatch then the dun, followed by the spent spinner. Best dry flies. Sparkle Dun #14-18 Extended body parachute #14-18 Pull Over cripple #14-18 Limestone cripple #14-18 Organza spinner #14-18 Rusty spinner #14-18 Hi Viz spinner #14-18 If the fish arenโ€™t rising, go with a short leashed leader with two flies. Tie your first fly on at about 3.5 to 4โ€™ under an indicator and the second fly of the bend of the hook or a short tag. Mend often and set the hook when the indicator moves or goes under. Best nymphs: Pheasant Tail nymph #14-18 Split back brown #14-18 Barr emerger #14-18 Hunchback Infrequens #14-18 Contact us to book your Missouri River Fly Fishing Adventure!
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Madison River Trout Rodeo!
Madison River Trout Rodeo!
Jun 15, 2025 Ennis
Now that the โ€˜25 runoff has begun to wain, the Madison River is running a little lower than its historic flows for this time of year. Currently at 1280 cfs, historically more like 2-2500 cfs. Visibility is good with a very slight fuzz of color at about 2-3 feet. Weโ€™re right on the cusp of the famous Salmonfly hatch that will offer outstanding dryfly fishing! However many agree that the best fishing is just before the hatch. The fish have been feeding quite opportunistically subsurface on stonefly nymphs, caddis larva, San Juan worms and sculpins. Weโ€™re seeing the dry fly action pick up on Salmonflies, Goldens and Caddis. Target the spots with a color change which indicates a hole or bucket as we like to call it. Fish around the boulders front and back and dont be afraid to cast into really fast water. There are fish in spots that dont look like spots. You have to know what to look for so take time to observe and youโ€™ll find yourself landing more and bigger fish! Contact us to book your dream fly fishing trip in Montana!
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Madison River fishing report. 4/3/25
Madison River fishing report. 4/3/25
Jun 5, 2025 Ennis
The pre runoff fishing on the Madison has been fantastic as expected. The flows are still low ataround 1000 cfs and the water is perfectly clear. Most of the shelf ice from the gorge has melted except for closer to Ennis and to the lake. The Ennis boat and Valley Garden FASโ€™s are closed until FWP can get the sites rebuilt from the ice damage. The most productive method to catch trout is nymphing under an indicator. However, the streamer bite has heated up and there are blue winged olives in the afternoon. Cloudy days are your friend for streamers and dries. The standard rubber legs coupled with a wire or San Juan worm have been the best patterns. Others include the bead head Prince, Purple Psycho Prince, Pheasant Tail,, WD40-50, Zebra midge. Some good streamer patterns include mini Dungeons, Zonkers, Mini loop sculpins but others will certainly work. The dry fly fishing is going to be in softer water wirh a nice foam line. Side channels and soft pockets can hold rising fish.
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Beaverhead opener doesnt disappoint.
Beaverhead opener doesnt disappoint.
May 20, 2025 Dillon
The Beaverhead regular season opener was Saturday the 17th and although the water is low the bite is good. Nymphing is your best bet on the Beavโ€™. A two fly drop shot rig is what we recommend. Best flies right now are Zebra midges #18-20 in black, red, olive. San Juan worms in red #14-18. Scuds and sow bugs #16-18 in tan, pink and natural. Not much for dry flies right now. The streamer bite is hit and miss. Cloudy days are your friend for streamers.
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Madison River Fishing Report 5/5/25
Madison River Fishing Report 5/5/25
May 5, 2025 Ennis
The Madison River is still pre runoff and offers some great fly fishing opportunities. Flows are up a bit to around 1300 cfs and visibility at about 2.5 to 3โ€™. There are some caddis showing up on the lower stretches and fish will start looking up now. Nymphing and streamers are still your best bet to land some numbers. Run a standard in line indicator nymph leader with your first fly anout 5โ€™ from your indicator and tie the second off the bend of the hook 18โ€ to your second fly. The tried and true Pats rubber legs and a bright San Juan or Wire Worm has been a solid combination. A green caddis larvae is a good second fly choice if you see caddis on the water. An elk hair caddis in olive, tan or brown in a #16-14 along with a caddis pupae if you see risers, will get the job done. Look for soft spots, inside edges, boulders and color changes that indicate good trout holding water.
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The Beaverhead River has been on fire! C
The Beaverhead River has been on fire! C
Jul 24, 2024 Dillon
Both the PMD and Yellow Sally hatches are in full swing and the fishing is as good as it gets! Current flows are pretty high at 900+ cfs but the fish donโ€™t seem to mind. Weโ€™re primarily nymphing with an indicator and 2 flies but there are fish rising on some days, especially with clouds so dry flies are on the menu as well. Some of our favorite patterns. Nymphs; Pheasant Tail, Barrโ€™s Emerger, Mitchell Split Case, Hunchback Infrequens, Frenchie, Kyles Yellow Sally, Perdigon hot spot Dry Flies; Pull Over, PMD Cripple, CDC Emerger, Sparkle Dun, Poly Wing Spinner, Rusty Spinner
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Appropriate for children
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Sonya M.
Magnolia, TX
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Full day trip on The Yellowstone

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Yellowstone River on July 20, 2023
My husband & I had the fishing experience of a lifetime! We had never been fly fishing before. Our captain patiently showed...
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Doug B.
Williston, ND
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2 days on the Clark Fork

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Missouri River on April 22, 2023
Had a great time fishing with Captain Mike Price out of Missoula for a couple days. He took me to a couple of runs that donโ€™t...
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Russell K.
Torrance, CA
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Big Hole River

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Big Hole River on July 16, 2023
I had two incredible days on the Big Hole with LaMont Carter, couldnโ€™t ask for a better guide! Lots of fish to the boat both...
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William L.
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Wonderful

VERIFIED   Half day guided fly fishing on May 28, 2024
Perfect day! Chris was a great guide. The weather was perfect, and I caught fish!
William L. recommends Fishtales Outfitting โ€“ Yellowstone River
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Awesome day fishing

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Missouri River on May 25, 2024
Guide Chris Phillips was awesome had us in the fish all day long!
Craig R. recommends Fishtales Outfitting โ€“ Missouri River
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