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The Best Blue Ribbon Trout Fishing

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Area Attractions

Downtown Activities:

There are numerous local gatherings throughout the year for the enjoyment of the local community and travelers to Lewistown:

		The annual Chokecherry Festival held the first weekend after Labor Day with many enjoyable activities for the whole family. In addition to the many arts and crafts booth lining Main Street, there is entertainment of various types including the now famous pit spitting contest on Saturday on Main Street. On Sunday, enjoyment continues with the road from Hobson to Utica lined with miles of hay bale sculptures. Vote for your favorite and end the day with more arts and crafts in Utica and a barbeque and awards ceremony.
		Since it’s inception in 1985, The Cowboy Poetry Gathering has become one of Montana’s most enjoyable events. Storytellers, singers and musicians from all around the state, the West and Canada gather at the Yogo Inn for three days of poetry, tall tales, great music and Western arts and crafts. Visitors can enjoy several self guided walking tours of Lewistown’s three districts designated by the National Register of Historic Places including the Silk Stocking District which features some of the areas oldest and most graceful turn-of-the-century homes.

Fishing & Hunting:

fly fishing Big Spring Creek, a blue ribbon trout stream, is also one of the best trout streams in all of Montana, with an added bonus; it can be fished all year around! Central Montana’s rivers, streams and ponds offer a variety of fishing, from rainbow, brook and brown trout to the mysterious, prehistoric paddlefish.

And the Lewistown area is famous for great hunting with hunters coming from all over the world in search of elk, mule and whitetail deer, pronghorn antelope, waterfowl pheasant and turkeys. Thousands of people gather each year to observe the annual elk migration and see bison at close range.

Golf:

Golf is a must do in Lewistown. Lewistown’s two golf courses have perhaps the most beautiful scenery in the state. As a guest of The Yogo Inn, you are offered special member rates at Pine Meadows and tee times may be arranged by calling 406-538-5885. the Judith Shadows Golf Course, rated the best small course in the state, can be reached at 406-538-6062.

Water:

Lewistown enjoys some of the purest water in the country thanks to Big Spring Creek which flows through the area. The city’s water comes from this fresh water spring which is located in the foothills of Snowy Mountain just to the south. Our water is rated by the EPA Standards as the finest quality water found in the United States.