These programs are built for anglers who want real skill, real confidence, and a deeper understanding of Montana’s waters. Whether you're learning to row your own drift boat, sharpening your casting before a guided trip, or committing to a full week at Montana Fly-Fishing Camp, each session is built around your pace and your goals.

Instruction is led by experienced, FFI-certified instructors who guide these rivers year-round. The focus is simple: clarity, safety, and practical decision-making that helps you fish with confidence long after the day is over.

This hands-on rowing course is built for anglers who want to handle a drift boat with confidence on moving water. If you’re planning to row your own boat, explore new water, or simply feel safer behind the oars, this class gives you the foundation every rower should have.

You can bring your own boat, or learn in one of our boats — we have rafts, drift boats, and classic wooden dories. We begin the day with essentials: boat setup, oar positioning, safety, anchor management, and reading flows. From there we move onto the Yellowstone or another local river and work through real scenarios: ferry angles, speed control, setting up drifts, approaching complex structure, and recovering from mistakes smoothly and safely.

By the end of the day, you’ll have a clear understanding of how the river moves, how your boat should respond, and how to stay in control even when things get busy. This is a premium, private rowing school designed to give you confidence you can rely on for years.

Ideal for: new boat owners, anglers preparing for the season, or anyone wanting the skills to row confidently on Montana rivers.

Rate: $700 per day for up to 2 anglers, the same rate as a full-day guided trip. Bring your own boat or learn in one of ours (raft, drift boat, or wooden dory).

Fly-fishing instruction is an excellent investment for beginners, families, or anglers looking to sharpen skills before a bigger trip. Sessions focus on building a clear foundation: casting, line control, reading water, and the practical decision-making you’ll use every time you fish.

Instruction can take place at a local access, private water, or your lodging depending on the season and your goals. We slow things down, explain the “why,” and teach the same techniques we use every day on the Yellowstone, the Paradise Valley spring creeks, and local freestones.

A typical session covers:
• Casting fundamentals and accuracy • Dry-fly presentation & drift control • Nymphing techniques (indicator & tight line) • Reading seams, structure & holding water • Fly selection for local conditions • Line management & calm problem-solving

These are relaxed, supportive sessions designed to build confidence and give you skills that carry over to any water you fish.

Rate: $700 per day for up to 4 anglers with one instructor. One instructor can effectively work with four people; groups larger than four will either require an additional instructor or an additional $100 per person, depending on the format. Please contact us to customize larger group instruction.

Montana Fly-Fishing Camp is a small-group, week-long immersion held each spring at a comfortable lodge on Queen Lane in Livingston. This program is built for anglers who want a meaningful skills jump through guided instruction, technical fishing, and focused daily practice.

This is an instructional program first and foremost, not a standard guided trip — the emphasis is on learning, with plenty of opportunity to catch fish along the way. Most of the work happens on real water: sight-fishing on DePuy’s and Armstrong’s, stillwater strategies on private lakes in Paradise Valley, and drift fishing on the Yellowstone or Lower Madison when conditions line up.

Each day includes:
• Casting drills with FFI-certified instructors • Technical sight-fishing sessions • Reading currents, seams & feeding lanes • Micro-presentations for pressured trout • Nymph, dry-fly & small-streamer techniques • Evening discussions & day breakdowns

Lodging, meals, guided fishing, and daily instruction are included. Space is intentionally limited so each angler receives personal attention and a clear path for improvement.

Rate: $3,750 per angler for the full week, including lodging, meals, rod fees, and instruction-focused fishing. Travel to Livingston and gratuities are not included.