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Beaverhead River at Twin Bridges
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Hoot-owl fishing restriction on the Beaverhead River covers Highway 41 near East Bench Road and Beaverhead Rock downstream to the Big Hole River confluence. The notice needs a new check with the agency. Fishing tips stay hidden until you check it.
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Hoot-owl fishing restriction on the Beaverhead River covers Highway 41 near East Bench Road and Beaverhead Rock downstream to the Big Hole River confluence. The notice needs a new check with the agency. Fishing tips stay hidden until you check it.
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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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- Link status
- Checked through Aug 12, 2026, 9:02 PM MDT
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- Starts
- 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.
Your plan
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Hoot-owl fishing restriction on the Beaverhead River covers Highway 41 near East Bench Road and Beaverhead Rock downstream to the Big Hole River confluence. The notice needs a new check with the agency. Fishing tips stay hidden until you check it.
Hoot-owl fishing restriction on the Beaverhead River: Highway 41 near East Bench Road and Beaverhead Rock downstream to the Big Hole River confluence
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What the river is doing
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- Flow
- 88 cfs
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- Air now
- 72°F
Current NWS forecast period
- Next 24h high
- 86.0°F
NWS air forecast near
- Rain chance
- 23%
For this forecast period
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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Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
- Wind
- 6 mph
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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
How to fish it
Fishing advice is paused.
Use the official notice and current conditions instead of fishing advice.
Hoot-owl fishing restriction on the Beaverhead River covers Highway 41 near East Bench Road and Beaverhead Rock downstream to the Big Hole River confluence. The notice needs a new check with the agency. Fishing tips stay hidden until you check it.
What to try
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Seasonal fly and tactic guidance stays hidden while this stop or unverified notice applies.
Access and safety
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. 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.
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.
River sources
Official Beaverhead River at Twin Bridges sources.
Official agencies and primary river operators come first. Secondary tools are labeled so you know what carries the most weight.
How this report was checked
How this report was checked
Reviewed byBlueStreamFly River Review Team
Trip guidance checked
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.
First-hand experience: BlueStreamFly does not claim a first-hand visit or local field test for this report unless a real contributor is explicitly named and linked.
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Flow and weather
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What this source covers
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Access and land
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Quick answers
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