Missoula Trip 2024
September 9 - September 14
Location: Missoula, Montana
Dates: September 9-14, 2024
- Monday – Arrive in Missoula, MT (Need to arrive NLT Monday evening.)
- Tuesday through Friday – Full days of fly fishing & instruction
- Saturday – Say goodbye to Montana and your new friends before heading home.
Derby City Coordinator: Michael Ragan, missoula@derbycityflyfishers.com, 502-489-7078
WKU Trip Leader: Raymond Poff, raymond.poff@wku.edu, 270-438-0658
Level 1 Trip: No prior fly-fishing experience is required. This program is designed to meet the needs of the complete beginner
and ‘experts’ alike; whatever an expert is. All fishing will be from drift boats or rafts. Being able to cast a flyrod is certainly
helpful, but not a requirement as on-the-river instruction is readily available. WKU has successfully offered this program since
2012 to participants with a wide range of abilities (no prior experience through fly-fishing guide).
Slots: 17 (once slots filled interested participants can sign up on waiting list)
Program description introduction: Join WKU and experience fly fishing on world-renowned waters containing 5 species of
trout: rainbow, brown, cutthroat, hybrid cut bow, and brook. Guides typically take participants on one or more of the following
rivers: Blackfoot, Clark Fork, Bitterroot.
Cost: $2,425 per person
Includes:
- 4 days of fly fishing and instruction (float trips with one guide and 2 anglers per boat)
- Use of fly-fishing equipment (rod, reel, etc.)
- Montana fishing license + associated fees (conservation and aquatic invasion species)
- Terminal tackle (leader, tippet, flies)
- Guide gratuity (participants can tip additionally if desired)
- 5 nights lodging at the Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula (double occupancy for Derby City participants)
- Lunch on the river Tuesday through Friday
- Missoula airport hotel shuttle
Not included:
- Transportation to/from Missoula, MT
- Breakfast and dinners
- Lunches not provided by guides
Payment Plan:
- Upon sign-up: Non-refundable deposit: $200 (applies toward total cost) The deposit can be transferred to another member.
- April 30th: First payment: $1,000
- July 25th: Balance due
Sign Up here.