The Reef Fire in 2017 scorched many tracts of the Bob Marshall Wilderness, but the river and its tributaries also saved parts of the forest. The South Fork Flathead still runs cold and clean, and if you have strong legs and an adventurous spirit, you can get to this wilderness paradise all on your own. (Brett Seng photo)
May 28, 2026
By Kara Armano
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Time is an expansive concept to contemplate, and there’s nowhere better to spend time or to contemplate it than on a backcountry fly-fishing adventure deep in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in northwest Montana.
There’s the time it takes to backpack 23 miles through forest fire burn scars so severe there’s no escape from the baking sun. The wind whistling through the burned lodgepole pines...
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