Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darby Fly Company 808 N Main St, Darby | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 46.02902, -114.17735 | Fly shop at the top of the valley, on the highway beside the river at Darby. |
| 2 | Angler's Roost Montana FWP fishing access site | Access / boat ramp | 46.19893, -114.16943 | First FWP ramp below Darby, on US 93 south of Hamilton. |
| 3 | Woodside Bridge Montana FWP fishing access site | Access / boat ramp | 46.31324, -114.14482 | Bridge access between Hamilton and Corvallis. |
| 4 | Bell Crossing Montana FWP fishing access site | Access / boat ramp | 46.44434, -114.12629 | Mid-valley access near Victor. |
| 5 | Bass Creek Montana FWP fishing access site | Access / boat ramp | 46.56674, -114.10113 | Access on the Stevensville reach, below the Bass Creek confluence. |
| 6 | Chief Looking Glass Montana FWP fishing access site | Access / boat ramp | 46.66165, -114.05355 | FWP directions: 6.5 miles south of Lolo on US 93 to Chief Looking Glass Road, then east 1.0 mile. Campground on site. |
| 7 | USGS 12352500 - Bitterroot River near Missoula USGS streamgage | USGS gauge | 46.83174, -114.05486 | The gauge this water page reads, on the lowest miles of the river above its mouth on the Clark Fork. |
Gauge: USGS 12352500 — Bitterroot River near Missoula MT. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brown Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout
Regulations: fwp.mt.gov/fish/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.