e7, if you come in may or june i would recommend that you consider the missouri between helena and great falls or the bighorn south of billings. the rivers around missoula are in some state of runoff that very often make them if not unfishable, a difficult propopsition. the missouri has better bank access but definatly bring the boat as all of the nearest communities have shuttle services. i know that i am repeating some earlier posts here but if you come to missoula earlier or later would be better. the bitterrot is a great float as bank acess is limited. you can email me when the time gets closer. i live 2 miles from the bitterroot and grew up on the clark fork. and chrome 22 please excuse any spelling, typing or grammer errors. 5th grade is proving to be very difficult..... :p