Private Water

Spring Creek Lodge -
No pressure Private Spring Creeks
Mid-May thru Mid-June is our specialty, NO PROBLEM;<) There are several private ranches with natural spring feed creeks that are not subject to the off-color water conditions brought on by the snowmelt all across the Yellowstone Basin watershed, most of Southern Montana. We are blessed, here at The Ranch, to have a spring feeding a ½ mile length of trout fishing heaven. 
Also on our spring creek roster, immune to spring run-off, exclusive private Spring Creek program is 6 miles of "No TellUm"(think little or no fishing pressure natural spring waters) Spring Creek and exclusive access to shorter spring feed streams and ponds. Fish for country bumpkins instead of Harvard educated trout!
In addition, there are three private spring creeks(DePuy’s, Armstrong’s, and Nelson’s)  in Paradise valley just a 30 minute drive from our Spring Creek Lodge that are not generally affected by spring runoff. These creeks can be challenging fishing, but our guides know them well and can help you “learn the ropes.” The spring creeks’ landowners do charge a “rod fee” for fishing access and also limit the number of anglers who can fish on any one day. They tend to be quite popular (and therefore fully booked) during the summer months, so please give us a call right away if you’re hoping to get on one of them during that time.

Private Ranch Ponds
We have private access to several ranches in our general area, that have ponds or small lakes on their properties and allow our guests to fly fish (for a fee, of course). Like the spring creeks, they also limit the number of anglers per day, so call us for reservations as early as possible and plan to be flexible with your dates. The ponds are stocked with various trout species and those fish tend to grow large (some get huge). The trout are often eager to take streamers, nymphs, and dry flies. We usually fish the lakes from a drift boat and our guides would be happy to pass on their knowledge of lake fishing techniques. Because the fishing pace is less “hurried” than on a river float, the lakes are a great place for novices to hone their fly fishing skills (and have a good chance of landing some nice trout in the process). Call us right away to schedule a guided fishing trip on one of these gems.