Fishing & Floating in Canadian Rockies

Ahhh, ...on the water, by the water, in the water - it's all good. There's something unequaled about the effect that water has on us. For the casual floaters or the fishing buffs among us, we offer many maps and books to enrich and inform you of the waters you may be entering. We carry Flyfisher's Guides by Wilderness Adventures Press, paddling and canoe camping books . For Montana we stock many river and stream maps, from the Montana Afloat series for all the major rivers, to the Rocky Mountain Survey maps of the Absaroka Beartooth area. Idaho's Wild and Scenic Salmon River and Montana's Wild and Scenic Upper Missouri River are certainly worth a look. So check your tackle box, pack the bug spray and hit the water!


Canoe Camping
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Imagine pulling your canoe to shore at the day's end, cooking up a hearty meal, and lying back in your warm sleeping bag to watch the stars. 'There is the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded by distance, adventure, solitude and peace...' wrote Sigurd F. Olson in The Lonely Land. The pleasures of the extended canoe trip are boundless - provided the canoe doesn't tip from improper packing, your campsite isn't flooded, and the canoe doesn't float away. In Canoe Camping,… read more

Canoeing & Camping Beyond the Basics, 3rd & 30th Anniv. Ed.
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Canoeing & Camping Beyond the Basics provides expert instruction on canoe camping along North America's waterways. This thirtieth-anniversary edition details the skills you need to make your canoe camping excursions safe and enjoyable, whether you paddle on millponds, lazy rivers, or wilderness lakes. Veteran wilderness guide Cliff Jacobson shares hard-won advice, details new tricks in paddling, corrects out-of-date camping practices, and offers the latest field-tested techn… read more

Fly Fishing the Mountain Lakes
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Gary LaFontaine needs no introduction. He was renowned worldwide for his innovative fly patterns, his books, and his enormous influence in the world of fly fishing and fly tying. In this classic work on fishing for trout in the high-altitude lakes of the West, he turns his considerable talents to this highly specialized but also endlessly absorbing aspect of the sport. In characteristic form, LaFontaine tackles his subject with zeal, packing in loads of equipment, including scuba gear, to do his… read more