FISH WEEK 2025
And the International Fly Fishing Film Festival
March 10 – 14th
Join us for our second annual Fish Week, a five-day collection of opportunities to learn about, connect through, and celebrate our Blue-Ribbon fisheries!
We’ll be playing games, tying flies, and discussing the conservation-angling connection throughout the week. Find us at any event to purchase tickets to the Friday 3/14 screening of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival or to buy raffle tickets for our Full Day Float Trip with Alex Hibala of Montana Headwaters.

the o-fishal schedule
Monday, 3/11
Virtual Kick-Off!
Watch out for a special social media challenge!
tuesday, 3/12
Game Night | Location TBD
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Game night in Stevensville, featuring custom games like Wordle, Connections, Crossword Puzzles, and more!
wednesday, 3/13
Fly Tying at Bitter Root Brewing
5 – 8 pm
It’s worth the wade… Join BWP and local fly-tying experts to learn about basic entomology, how to “match the hatch”, and try your hand at tying your own dry fly!
thursday, 3/14
Upstream and Unseen: The Secret Life of Headwaters and their Direct Impact on
the Bitterroot River, an Expert Panel & Discussion
5:30 – 7 pm @ the Daly Leach Community Room
Join us for deep dive into our upcoming 27-acre restoration project with the US Forest Service in prime trout, elk, and moose habitat along Tolan Creek, what used to be the coldest stream flowing into the East Fork of the Bitterroot River. Plus, updates on Bitterroot snowpack!
Friday, 3/15
International Fly-Fishing Film Festival Screening at the Victor School Performing Arts Center
Fish week’s GRAND FIN-ALE! We’ll be at the Victor Theater with raffle prizes in hand, trivia, and more. Purchase raffle OR Film Festival tickets online, at our office, or at any Fish Week events. Doors open at 6:00pm, Screening begins at 7:00pm. Each raffle ticket earns you a chance to win a full day float trip with Montana Headwaters and other prizes.
Make a night of it by stopping by our Pint Night at Cowboy Troy’s from 4:30 – 6:30pm.
*Per Montana State Law, online raffle tickets can be purchased with debit cards only. We will accept cash payments in-person.*
Contact alex@bitterrootwater.org or call 406.375.2272 with questions.