When it comes to the basics, Billings Parks and Recreation offers a 'Learn to Fly Fish' course in the spring and summer. Fly fishing is their passion, and after watching the film, you want it to be yours, too.īillings happens to have a plethora of fly-fishing resources! Those looking to get into the sport are in luck as Billings is home to several fly-fishing shops, instructors, and outfitters. As the common thread that holds them together, their love for it is what brings them back, no matter how much time has passed or how much distance stands between them. While the movie's storyline is mostly about brothers Norman and Paul Maclean - and the opposing personalities that lead them down different life paths - the river is undoubtedly a main character in and of itself. Montana's beauty is on full display, making it very easy to see why its residents are so deeply in love with the place they call home. The scenery shots in this film are breathtaking, to say the least. The entire movie is a beautiful balance of life and fishing lessons, which often go hand-in-hand.

It is a beautiful story of two brothers growing up in the mountains of Missoula, as they learn the art of fly fishing from their father, who also happens to be reverend of the local Presbyterian Church. Church, supper, and fishing.'ĭirector Robert Redford crafted a masterpiece with his 1992 movie release, A River Runs Through It, starring Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt.

'In Montana, there are three things we are never late for.

Paul mclean a river runs through it