Firehole Ranch

The Firehole Ranch provides a rare opportunity for an intimate, world-class fly fishing experience in a spectacular location, near West Yellowstone, that is a cultural and historic landmark. Originally established in the 1860’s as the Watkins Creek Ranch, its 640 acres have remained largely unchanged since then. Opening as an exclusive Montana fly fishing lodge in 1947, the Firehole Ranch was graced by the likes of Isabel Lincoln, granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller. A desire to escape the modern world and a chance to see the untouched beauty of the Rocky Mountain West inspired those first avid fly fishing enthusiasts, and continues to draw today’s visitors as well. Subtle, unobtrusive, the main lodge allows the surrounding stunning landscape to dominate. Handcrafted in the 1940’s, View more...over the years the main lodge and cabins have been lovingly restored to retain their original warmth, comfort, and charm. Like everything else about the Firehole Ranch, great care was taken to preserve as much of the original structures and experience as possible. As a result, it is now listed on National Historic Register, an honor roll of our nation’s cultural landmarks.

When standing next to the large stone fireplace or gazing over the vast ink blue waters of Hebgen Lake there is a sense of the elasticity of time. While it is difficult to imagine the generations of anglers who came before, it is not hard to understand what drew them to this place. Fly fishing enthusiasts are passionate about their sport and for many the Firehole Ranch is a large part of their personal lore. It is a treasured secret that lures them back year after year, some for over 25 years now.

Guest Cabins:

The 10 historic cabins of the Firehole Ranch each have their own personality and charm; all are richly appointed with classic Western themes, warm comfortable furniture and luxury bedding, carefully selected art, and other thoughtful details sure to please. Like the Ranch itself, the cabins are part of your journey and escape during your stay with us. We encourage you to look over our wonderful selection of cabins and will do our best to meet your requests.

The Watkins Creek and Caddis Cabins stand alone and are our two largest luxury cabins with a bedroom, living room with wood stove, private bath, and private front porch. We have three deluxe cabins which feature a bedroom, living room with a wood stove or fireplace, private bath, private back deck and shared front porch. The remaining five cabins are more traditional with a great room that includes a sitting area, some with a wood stove or fireplace, private bath, private back deck and shared front porch. The majority of our cabins offer a shared front porch which encourages the cultivation of new friends and the development of warm camaraderie amongst our guests, a key part of the Firehole experience.

Species

Brown trout, Rainbow trout

The absolutely unheard of variety and abundance of legendary trout waters surrounding the Firehole Ranch offer virtually every type of Western fly fishing experience imaginable. Here you can tempt those wily trout with wet or dry flies, nymphs, or try a tandem rig. Opportunities abound for every type of approach, walk/wading or floating. Each river, stream or creek will provide a different opportunity with each unique stretch, offering limitless possibilities for combining casting strokes with fly selections, and different approaches. Our expert guides are skilled teachers and will patiently instruct you on everything from the fundamentals of casting, to reading the water and determine what is hatching. For the ultimate, intimate fly fishing adventure, escape the stresses of your modern wo View more...

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