Live Conditions
Flathead River
Montana93 miles
Primary Flow
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River Profile
93 miHeadwater
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Kokanee Bend Access → Pressentine AccessKokanee Bend Access → Pressentine Access · 5.1 mi
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Gauge Stations
6 mainstem · 48hColumbia Falls MT
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Kalispell
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Kalispell MT
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Bigfork MT
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Polson MT
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Perma MT
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Segments
1 segments| Segment | Miles | River Mile | CFS | Status | Float Est. | Rapids |
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Kokanee Bend Access → Pressentine Access | 5.1 | RM 1.5 – 6.6 | — | — | 1:27hrs | — |
Float Time Estimates
- Kokanee Bend Access → Pressentine Access5.1 mi----:--hrs:min
30-Day Flow History
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Season Timing
Fishing
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Your Activity
No sessions recorded on Flathead River yet.
Quick Facts
- Total Length
- 93 miles
- Gauge Stations
- 6
- Boat Ramps
- 6
Basin Snowpack
- Badger Pass6,870 ft--%--
- Dupuyer Creek5,740 ft--%--
- Kraft Creek4,770 ft--%--
- Mount Lockhart6,430 ft--%--
- Pike Creek5,930 ft--%--
- Waldron5,640 ft--%--
Elevation Profile
Elevation data not yet available for this river.
Boat Ramps & Access
- RM 2
Kokanee Bend Access
✓ Ramp✗ Parking✗ Restroom - RM 7
Pressentine Access
✓ Ramp✗ Parking✗ Restroom
Fishing Intel
Current Hatches
Blue-Winged Olive
Caddis
Stonefly
Pale M. Dun
Midge
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Recommended Flies — Late April
RS2 Emerger
#20-22 · Olive/Gray
Sparkle Dun BWO
#18-20 · Olive
Zebra Midge
#18-22 · Black/Red
Pat's Rubber Legs
#6-10 · Brown/Black
Pheasant Tail
#16-20 · Natural
Egg Pattern
#14-16 · Peach/Orange
Regulations & Alerts
Spring Runoff Advisory
Water levels rising due to snowmelt. Exercise caution on all sections.
Browns Canyon National Monument
Special management area. No motorized boats permitted.
Catch & Release
Browns Canyon section: catch & release only for all trout species.
Bag & Possession Limits
Standard CO regulations: 4 trout per day, only 1 over 16".
Shuttle Distances
Kokanee Bend Access→Pressentine Access
5.1 mi
river miles (driving distance varies)
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