The Montana Angler's Almanac
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Almanac membership

Today's answer is free and always will be: where to fish today, when, with what rod, plus every closure, hoot-owl, rule and safety note. Members buy the rest of the week and a set of ears on the river.

Always free
  • Today and tomorrow, hour by hour, for every reach we cover
  • Closures, hoot-owl restrictions, the 2026 rules by reach, access sites, wading and floating cautions
  • The fish that live there, the hatches, how the number is made

What members get

The six-day outlook, hour by hour. Days three to six with their best windows, technique and the factor breakdown, not just the band. Alerts on your rivers. A hoot-owl declared or lifted, a closure, water crossing 65 and 68 °F, a flow spike, or a home water projecting better than usual tomorrow; one note per kind per day, never more. Saved home waters that lead your page. Early access to new rivers. And the knowledge that the score is being calibrated against real days, which is what your report-backs pay for.

Season Pass

$19.99one payment

The third Saturday in May through November 30. No renewal, no card on file after. For the angler who fishes a Montana season and then puts the rods away.

Member, yearly

$29a year

A dollar a week through the season, and the winter whitefish and pike seasons thrown in. Cancel any time from your account.

Member, monthly

$4.99a month

For a trip, or to try it. Same membership, month to month.

The first two hundred members are founding members: $19 for the first year, and a place on the colophon if you want it.

Shops and guides

A conditions widget for your site, a small API, five seats and a "powered by the Almanac" line, $149 a year. Write to us; it is set up by hand for now.

No accounts for anyone who does not pay; members sign in with a link sent to their email, no password. Cancel from your account page in two taps. Thirty-day refund, no questions. Payments are handled by Stripe; we never see your card.

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