Montana Afloat River Maps

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Anglers who will be visiting Montana and will be floating some of the bigger-name rivers, should give serious consideration to spending $5 on a detailed river map produced by Montana Afloat.

Information shown on each map includes: islands, tributaries, fishing access points, water hazards, campgrounds, river miles and more.

The Montana Afloat river maps are also extremely durable, being printed on the type of paper that doesn’t fall apart when it gets wet. They are also very easy to fold.

Some of the larger rivers, such as the Yellowstone, have three distinct maps (the Upper and Mid maps).

Montana Afloat river maps currently cover the following rivers:

• Beaverhead
• Bighorn
• Big Hole
• Bitterroot
• Blackfoot
• Clark’s Fork
• Flathead – Middle Fork
• Flathead – North Fork
• Gallatin
• Jefferson
• Madison
• Rock Creek
• Smith
• Upper Missouri
• Yellowstone (Upper and Mid Maps)

Where to Buy Montana Afloat River Maps

One of the problems with Montana Afloat Maps is that they are not widely available. Most fly shops in Montana do carry some of these maps. However, few fly shops carry all of them or have them in stock at all times. Still, if you happen to be in Montana and have a use for these maps, do hunt around for them in the local fly shops. With some luck, perhaps the fly shop will have the exact map you need.

The more guaranteed way to make sure you have the map you need is to order it online. Oddly, the most logical place many would think would carry these maps – Amazon – doesn’t stock them. Nor do some of the popular outdoor fishing related retailers, such as Cabela’s or Orvis.

Fortunately, a number of Montana and smaller out-state fly shops do carry these maps. I’ve located these maps online at the following fly shops/outdoor goods related dealers:

• The Rivers Edge
• Northern Lights Trading Company
• Worley Bugger (more expensive to buy here)

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