Pete Cardinal Outfitters

Craig, Montana

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PETE CARDINAL OUTFITTERS ( formally Missouri River Angler) is the longest running full-time outfitting service on the Missouri River below Holter dam. For 34 years Pete Cardinal has guided exclusively on this famous blue-ribbon trout river. Although much has changed with the fishery over the years what is constant is Pete Cardinal’s dedication to providing the finest angling experience to his clients. Catching fish is one thing but what’s equally important to Pete is that his clients leave the Missouri more experienced and more technically proficient in the skills of fly fishing. A day of angling instruction from this expert will change your ideas and attitudes and enhance your knowledge of more than just the river. The lessons learned in a day with Pete are applicable worldwide wherever trout swim as many of Pete’s long-term clients will attest.

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Guided Fishing Trip	$550	View Trip
Spring Special!!!!!!!!!!	$400	View Trip

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boat: Rocky Mountain Skiff

model: Hyde

year: 2014

length: 16 ft

capacity: 3

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Tom Doell

I have been fishing with Pete for about 20 years. He taught me how to fish and read the water. Pete is the best ! One of a kind !

Mark Sherman

Pete Cardinal 25 years ago my dad and uncle took their first western fly fishing trip . It was one of their greatest fishing expeditions but fishing the Missouri River with Pete Cardinal was the highlight. I'll never forget their enthusiasm. They kept repeating,"He's the greatest", "We never stopped catching fish" Since that trip, every member of the Sherman clan has been Cardinalized! Pete only fishes the Missouri River. This is his home and away court. He knows every inch of the Big Mo from Wolf Creek down. He never guides anywhere else. There is no need to! The Missouri River offers a flyrod angler a daily thrill of a lifetime, and Pete makes your trout dreams come true. Pete Cardinal is different! Viva la difference. His panache is what makes him so special. He has numerous idiosyncrasies,such as his tendency to repeat and talk to himself. If you are casting poorly, he most definitely will let you know . If you miss a dry fly take every angler on the Missouri River will hear him yell ,"You dorked him". He has unforgettable expressions and can sometimes be intimidating but never humiliating. His cigars are cheap and smelly . His black lab is as much s part of the float trip as your fly rods. His wife Sandy's lunch is truly gourmet and always a thrill. I don't think I've ever eating a rushed lunch at a run where risers are tantalizing and waiting for your cast, A few Pete stories will be more descriptive. Driving over the Crsig bridge at 5o mph, he looked out my passenger window and said there were three trout rising on the bank. I could just about see the grass from that height and distance. He pulled over and we scrambled down the bank. Sure enough there were three trout working n the bank making the subtle dimples of a trout eating spinners. How the heck did he see that? We caught two Browns and "dorked " the last. I do know that his eyes for risers are uncanny. Always amazing as you pull up to a bank and there they are, and you never saw one. My brother was casting into a pod of risers. His roll cast embedded his fly deep into the tip of Pete's nose. He kept that fly in his nose for the next hour, as he did not want to waste a second of the action When the hatch ended he finally allowed me to extract the hook . That's Pete. The Missouri River is Pete's home and he is the master of the house. Throughout the day other boats drift by "yarn ballin " nymphs as pete guides you to the most incredible beaks of rising trout willing to eat the dry fly. Others laugh as he uses his electric motor to hit a bank or beat the crowd. Under every condition Pete will always put you in the position to catch a trout. He is an original , a one of kind guy, who always bests his own drum. I have often said that Pete Cardinal is the greatest guide in our continent. Don't miss fishing with "The great one"