Big Hole River

Big Hole River:

Wisdom, MT 59761

Phone: 406-994-3552

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  • Fishing
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The source of the mainstem Big Hole River is Skinner Lake in the Beaverhead National Forest along the Montana-Idaho border. The Big Hole River flows northwest and north, past Wisdom and between the Anaconda Range to the northwest and the Pioneer Mountains to the east. It flows around the north end of the Pioneers, then southeast past the town of Wise River, where it is joined by the Wise River. Near Glen, Montana it turns northeast and joins the Beaverhead River near Twin Bridges to form the Jefferson.

The Big Hole river has been a destination for serious trout fisherman since the late 1880s, with healthy wild populations of brook, rainbow and brown trout which were first introduced into the Big Hole in late 1880s as hatchery operations began in Butte and Bozeman.

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  1. Pioneer Mountain Lodge
    Pioneer Mountain Lodge
    Wisdom, MT
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  2. The Wisdom House Vacation Rental
    The Wisdom House Vacation Rental
    Wisdom, MT
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  3. Big Hole River RV Park
    Big Hole River RV Park
    Wisdom, MT
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  4. Nez Perce Motel
    Nez Perce Motel
    Wisdom, MT
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  5. Wisdom Cabin
    Wisdom Cabin
    Wisdom, MT
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  6. The Montana Lodge
    The Montana Lodge
    Wisdom, MT
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  7. Steel Creek Campground
    Steel Creek Campground
    Wisdom, MT
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  8. Mussigbrod Campground
    Mussigbrod Campground
    Wisdom, MT
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  9. North Camp
    North Camp
    Polaris, MT
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  10. Pintler Campground
    Pintler Campground
    Wise River, MT
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  11. May Creek Campground
    May Creek Campground
    Wisdom, MT
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  12. The Merc Cabin
    The Merc Cabin
    Jackson, MT
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  13. The Jackson House
    The Jackson House
    Jackson, MT
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  14. The Bunkhouse Hotel
    The Bunkhouse Hotel
    Jackson, MT
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  15. Jackson Hot Springs Lodge
    Jackson Hot Springs Lodge
    Jackson, MT
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  16. Little Joe Campground
    Little Joe Campground
    Wise River, MT
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  17. Willow Campground
    Willow Campground
    Wise River, MT
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  18. Twin Lakes Campground
    Twin Lakes Campground
    Wisdom, MT
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  19. Lodgepole Campground
    Lodgepole Campground
    Wise River, MT
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  20. Boulder Creek Campground
    Boulder Creek Campground
    Wise River, MT
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