Fly Fishing Festival in Missoula (Yes, there will be beer)

If you love fly fishing, this is going to be like your Christmas! Sounds like a helluva good time. The Down the Hatch Fly Fishing Festival is set for Saturday, April 27th starting at Caras Park and ending at the Wilma. Big Sky Brewing will be on board along with some of your favorite local food trucks.

Down the Hatch Festival at Caras Park begins with an afternoon full of live music, the latest in outdoor and fly-fishing gear, great food and cold beer, and a chance to watch the best of the best showcase their skills in the Orvis Guide Olympics.

This is a family friendly event with activities and prizes for kids too! After a great afternoon at Caras, the fly fishing fun continues at the Wilma with a screening of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival. Proceeds from the event go to the Montana Trout Unlimited Kids Conservation Camp.

Raffle prizes at the film fest will include some huge prizes including a trip for two to Belize. Get all the info and your $12 tickets here.