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Beaverhead River at Twin Bridges

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Restrictions and advisories

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Last known active — check nowOfficial restrictionLegal closure

Hoot-owl fishing restriction on the Beaverhead River

Area
Highway 41 near East Bench Road and Beaverhead Rock downstream to the Big Hole River confluence
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Daily hours
Daily, 14:00–24:00 (America/Denver)
Repeats
Daily from 2:00 p.m. to midnight
What to know about this notice

The restriction is limited to the named reach and hours; the listing does not establish conditions outside that reach or time.

The lower Beaverhead report corridor lies within Highway 41 and Beaverhead Rock to the Big Hole confluence.

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Flow and weather

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Flow
77 cfs
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Air forecast
49°F
Next 24h high
75.0°F

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Rain chance
2%

This is an air forecast, not a river-temperature reading. Check the water with a stream thermometer before fishing in hot weather.

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Mostly Cloudy

Wind
13 mph
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National Weather Service

Beaverhead River near Twin Bridges forecast point

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Live data

Where these readings come from

RiverReports gauge: Beaverhead River near Twin Bridges

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Beaverhead River at Twin Bridges access and rules.

Use these places as starting points. Open the access link below and check posted signs before you park or enter.

Before you go

Check Montana's current fishing rules, Beaverhead recreation restrictions, and any active closure or temperature notices before you fish. The lower Beaverhead can change fast with heat and irrigation demand.

Where to access the river

Pennington Bridge Fishing Access Site

FWP named access south of Twin Bridges and the clearest public anchor for this lower-reach page.

Twin Bridges lower-river area

Use clearly legal bridge and public-site entries only where parking and ownership are obvious.

Public take-out planning near the Jefferson headwaters

Build the day around known public exits instead of improvising a confluence shuttle.

  • Pennington Bridge is the strongest named public-access reference for this Twin Bridges-focused page. Start there instead of assuming informal pull-outs are legal.
  • Montana stream-access rights matter once you are lawfully on the water, but they do not create parking, launch, or bank-entry rights on private ground.
  • This page should not be confused with the upper Beaverhead canyon below Clark Canyon Dam or with the middle Dillon reach upstream.

If this water does not fit the day, check another report before you start the drive.

MontanaBeaverhead River at Dillon fishing reportA more technical middle-river option if Twin Bridges feels too warm or too flat.MontanaBig Hole River fishing reportA larger freestone backup if you want colder, less weed-driven current.MontanaJefferson River fishing reportThe downstream headwaters pivot once you want bigger-water planning and different access structure.
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Rules and closures

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Flow and weather

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Access and land

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More helpful links

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What was checked: This Beaverhead River at Twin Bridges report is maintained from RiverReports and USGS Twin Bridges flow data, Montana FWP fishing regulations, restricted-use river permit information, Beaverhead drainage planning material, Pennington Bridge access information, stream-access law, weather, generated-image disclosure, and lower-river trout planning sources.

Live measurements and forecasts keep their provider timestamps. Rules, access, and trip guidance use the source-review date shown here. BlueStreamFly planning advice is editorial interpretation, not an agency notice.

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