{"id":1484,"date":"2014-01-26T17:26:57","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T23:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/?page_id=1484"},"modified":"2021-02-14T13:54:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T19:54:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home | the rivers we fish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#95bcba&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Slider &#8211; Sunrise&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;Wapiti Waters Fly Fishing Montana&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Book a trip today&#8221; button_link=&#8221;http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/?page_id=1479&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2447_5x7.jpg&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#492144&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack C. Mauer, Montana Fly Fishing Outfitter #867,<\/strong><br \/>\nhas more than a 40 year investment in fishing, floating<br \/>\nand wading the waters of western Montana.<br \/>\nHe is intimately acquainted with the surrounding fisheries<br \/>\nand their corresponding ecologies.<br \/>\nIt is his passion and enthusiasm for the art of fly fishing,<br \/>\na respect and knowledge of trout habitat,<br \/>\nand the ability to expertly instruct the technical<br \/>\naspects of fly fishing that clients appreciate as they<br \/>\nreturn to western Montana and Wapiti Waters.<\/p>\n<p>Wapiti Waters can fish one angler or groups of many anglers. We fish with a skilled pool of the finest guides in western Montana. We know them, like them and stand by their professionalism and character.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here for <span style=\"color: #eaeaea;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/spring-summer-fall-fishing\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">2021 fishing notes and tips<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #eaeaea;\"> &#8211; <strong><a class=\"row-title\" title=\"\u201cAsk about our overnight camping trips\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/prices-and-more-info\/ask-about-our-overnight-camping-trips\/\">Ask about our overnight camping trips<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nScroll down to read about the rivers we fish; <strong><a title=\"Wapiti Waters fishes the Bitterroot River\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/rivers-we-fish\/bitterroot-river\/\">Bitterroot<\/a>, <a title=\"Wapiti Waters fishes the Big Hole River\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/big-hole-river\/\">Big Hole<\/a>, <a title=\"Wapiti Waters fishes the Blackfoot River\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/home\/blackfoot-river\/\">Blackfoot<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a title=\"Wapiti Waters fishes the Clark Fork River\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/home\/clark-fork-river\/\">Clark Fork<\/a><\/strong> rivers.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#c69751&#8243; inner_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Bitterroot River&#8221; url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/rivers-we-fish\/bitterroot-river\/&#8221; image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Bitterroot-IMG_37581.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Middle Bitterroot River &#8211; Wapiti Waters&#8217; photo by Merle Ann Loman&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Blurb &#8211; Bitterroot River&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong> I would have to say the Bitterroot River in Montana is probably everyone\u2019s 1st choice to fish. You might as well experience it with time earned knowledge and expertise.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Big Hole River&#8221; url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/big-hole-river\/&#8221; image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BigHole.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Big Hole River &#8211; Wapiti Waters photo&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Blurb &#8211; Big Hole River&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong> The Big Hole offers some truly sublime angling for the dry fly purist and great \u201cunderneath\u201d fishing for the nymph, wet fly, or streamer enthusiast. Once visited, one will always yearn to return to it season after season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Blackfoot River&#8221; url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/home\/blackfoot-river\/&#8221; image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Blackfoot-DSC_19971.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Blackfoot River &#8211; Wapiti Waters photo&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Blurb &#8211; Blackfoot River&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong> The inspiring feature of the Blackfoot River is its stable, relatively undeveloped shores and benches. The river flows through a series of shady canyons most easily accessible by boat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Clark Fork River&#8221; url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/home\/clark-fork-river\/&#8221; image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ClarkFork-20130916-IMG_0744.ng_1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Clark Fork River west of Fish Creek &#8211; Wapiti Waters photo by Merle Ann Loman&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Blurb &#8211; Clark Fork River&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong> Characterized by huge shelving riffles, long quiet pools, as well as reaches of boulder pocket water, \u201cthe Fork\u201d is an angler\u2019s paradise of variety. Some of the toughest, strongest trout anywhere are found in these waters.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#7cbec6&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BitterrootIMG_9745.jpg&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_divider height=&#8221;300&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Divider&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;Call today to talk about fishing in western Montana&#8221; button_url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/?page_id=1479&#8243; button_text=&#8221;More contact information here&#8221; use_background_color=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Call To Action&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Call 800-254-5311 to learn more about options and benefits of fishing western Montana rivers with Jack and Wapiti Waters. Jack is happy to answer your questions.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack C. Mauer, Montana Fly Fishing Outfitter #867, has more than a 30 year investment in fishing, floating and wading the waters of western Montana. He is intimately acquainted with the surrounding fisheries and their corresponding ecologies. 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