Montana, United States

North Fork Crossing Lodge

FreshwaterBlackfoot Valley — North Fork Blackfoot River, Ovando

Pro Outfitters of Helena, in business since 1970, runs this lodge of tent cabins on the North Fork of the Blackfoot River near Ovando, Montana, and its guides float and wade the Blackfoot, the North Fork and the upper Clark Fork for westslope cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout. Five stocked ponds sit on the grounds, and a week-long fly-fishing camp for children is held there every summer.

Published price
US$5,850 per person · 6 nights · 2027
Season
June to October
Main fish
Cutthroat trout
and 2 more
Guiding
Not published
Guest numbers not published

Season

June to October

Open from June to mid-October. The big stonefly hatches happen in June and July.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Float trip, Wading
Catch and release
All fish released
Tackle
Fly only
Gear
Rods, reels and flies provided

Price and what it covers

US$5,850 per person · 6 nights · 2027

Per person, two to a cabin, for 6 nights and 5 guided days; 3 nights with 2 days costs US$3,550.

Included

  • Tent cabin lodging
  • All meals
  • Beer and wine
  • Guided fishing
  • Rods, reels, flies and terminal tackle
  • River transport and shuttles on guided days
  • Taxes

Not included

  • Flights to Missoula
  • Getting to and from the lodge
  • Fishing licence
  • Spirits
  • Tips

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
Not published
Guiding
Not published
Package
6 nights, 5 fishing days
For non-anglers
No
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
Not published

Getting there

Gateway airport
MSO
From there
Fly to Missoula and drive about an hour east on Highway 200 to Ovando, then three miles south on the Ovando–Helmville Road; the lodge is just past the North Fork bridge. A shuttle can be arranged for an extra fee.
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The pin marks the lodge itself. Location from OpenStreetMap.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.

Lodge website: prooutfitters.com

Lodge website

Booking agency