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At Blackfoot River Outfitters, we don’t hire guides based simply by their Montana fishing experience - but rather their life experience.

Your time on the water is valuable. Too valuable to waste on a guide who thinks your trip is about them instead of you. Our guides will put you on fish, improve your angling skills and increase your fly fishing knowledge. Just as importantly, they enjoy sharing a good story, lay out an exceptional lunch spread and generally make fine company. Some of our guides have fished the world over, others grew up in Montana and find it hard to fish elsewhere. We have guides in their 50’s and others in their 20’s. They are students and parents, Easterners and Westerners, musicians and mechanics. All are special and go about the art of guiding in different ways – and all are hired to make the most of your time on the water.

Dan Milligan James Johnsey Stan Anglen Jason Coates Adam Spenner Mark Elliot Jamie Rodgers Leo Larson Clayton Paddie David Morris John and Terri Herzer Stan Anglen
Stan Anglen grew up fishing the creeks, rivers and lakes of northeast Oklahoma. Green country as it’s known to the okies is full of back water and a wide variety of species. After traveling the country starting new businesses, making stops in Washington DC, Dallas, TX and Albuquerque, NM, he made his way to the “mother land”, Missoula Montana. Learning the ropes of fly fishing from friend John Herzer, there’s not much water in the area he hasn’t fished in the ten years since he showed up in Missoula. He really enjoys getting folks into the fish and showing off the beauty of the Montana landscape.

He lives just outside of Missoula on the Clark Fork River with his beautiful wife Patty. His first year there he fished 205 days out 365. Stan is also a songwriter and has been known to breakout, at a moment’s notice, with an original song when you hook up with a big brown. His soft spoken way and jovial personality makes a day on the river one you won’t soon forget.