Fishing near Whitefish, MT

Whitefish sits in Flathead County in the Northern Rockies, surrounded by one of the most productive freshwater fishing networks in the American West. The Flathead River system — North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork — runs just minutes from downtown, while Whitefish Lake sits right in town. Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, lies about 30 minutes south. Fly fishing for native trout on glacier-fed rivers is the backbone of the local scene, but lake fishing for trophy lake trout, pike, and perch draws anglers year-round as well.