Fishing

Fishing in Montana

Discover 48 state parks offering fishing in Montana

🐟 Montana Fishing License at a Glance

Resident Annual $31

Non-Resident Annual $117.50 incl. conservation + AIS ($100 base)

Youth Under 12 free

Senior 62+: $16.50 season total (residents)

🎉 Free Fishing Days Mother's Day and Father's Day weekends (every year, by state law)

Short-term licenses R 2-day $15; NR 1-day $31.50; NR 5-day $73.50 (totals incl. conservation + AIS) R = resident, NR = non-resident

Prices shown are totals: the base license plus the conservation license ($8 residents, $10 non-residents) and the angler AIS prevention pass ($2, $7.50 for non-residents). Licenses run March 1 to the end of February. Children 11 and younger fish without a license.

Official Montana Fishing Info →

Checked against the official agency, September 2026. Fees and dates change yearly — always confirm current rates and free-fishing dates via the official link above before purchasing.

48 State Parks

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Montana State Parks with Fishing

A sign for Ashley Lake State Park, Montana.

Ackley Lake State Park

Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park

Bannack State Park

Beaverhead Rock State Park

Beavertail Hill State Park

Big Arm State Park

Black Sandy State Park

Brush Lake State Park

Chief Plenty Coups State Park

Cooney State Park

Council Grove State Park

Finley Point State Park

First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park

Fish Creek State Park

Crystal clear turquoise Flathead Lake with Mission Mountains at sunset Montana

Flathead Lake State Park

Frenchtown Pond State Park

Giant Springs State Park

Granite Ghost Town State Park

Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park

Judith Landing State Park

Lake Elmo State Park

Lake Mary Ronan State Park

Les Mason State Park

Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park

Logan State Park

Lost Creek State Park

Makoshika State Park

Marias River State Park

Medicine Rocks State Park

Milltown State Park

Missouri Headwaters State Park

Painted Rocks State Park

Pictograph Cave State Park

Pirogue Island State Park

Placid Lake State Park

Rosebud Battlefield State Park

Salmon Lake State Park

Sluice Boxes State Park

Smith River State Park

Spring Meadow Lake State Park

Thompson Chain of Lakes SP

Thompson Falls State Park

Tongue River Reservoir State Park

Travelers’ Rest State Park

Wayfarers State Park

West Shore State Park

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Wild Horse Island State Park

Yellow Bay State Park

Other Places with Fishing in Montana (Not State Parks)

These places are run by a county, city, federal agency, another state agency, a tribe or a private owner, not by Montana’s state park system. State park passes, rules and reservations may not apply, so check with the operator before you go.

Hell Creek State Park

Run by the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana