FISH WEEK 2026
And the International Fly Fishing Film Festival
March 3rd AND 6th
Join us for our third annual Fish Week, a collection of opportunities to learn about, connect through, and celebrate our Blue-Ribbon fisheries!
We’ll be swapping stories and discussing the conservation-angling connection leading up to the Fly-Fishing Film Festival. Find us at the discussion, in our office, or online to purchase tickets to the Friday 3/6 screening of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival or to buy raffle tickets for a chance to win a Full Day Float Trip.
the o-fishal schedule
This year’s FISH WEEK offers fewer activities as we focus staff capacity on protecting the River from the potential Headwaters Mine.
tuEsday, 3/3
A ‘Tail’ of Two Headwaters: Restoring the East Fork & Protecting the West Fork of the Bitterroot River
a Presentation and Community Conversation
5:30 – 6:45 pm Location TBD
The Bitterroot River is made from countless tributaries – and two major headwaters. Come learn about the unique values and threats facing those two headwaters – the East Fork and the West Fork of the Bitterroot River – and the work being done to protect and restore these critical, though distinct, fish and wildlife habitats. While fish habitat on the East Fork is threatened by sediment pollution and warming waters, the headwaters of the West Fork produces some of the coldest, cleanest water entering the Bitterroot. However, a potential mine at this headwaters site, jeopardizes all that and much more.
Please RSVP.
Friday, 3/6
International Fly-Fishing Film Festival Screening
Bedford Building (City Hall) – 223 S 2nd St, Hamilton, MT 59840
Film Doors @ 6:15 PM, Films @ 7:00 PM
Fish week’s GRAND FIN-ALE! We’ll be at the Bedford Building with raffle prizes in hand, trivia, beer, refreshments, and more. Purchase $17 Film Festival tickets and/or Raffle(s) online, at our office, or at Tuesday’s community Presentation. Ticket price increases to $22 after 3/5.
Each raffle ticket earns you a chance to win a full day float trip and other prizes. Buy a single $20 ticket or a Bundle (Buy 5, Get 1 Free)
*Children 12 and under are free to enter the film fest*
Pssst… You can join our amazing volunteer team at the Film Festival and earn a free ticket!
Sign up to volunteer here.
Contact alex@bitterrootwater.org or call 406.375.2272 with questions.