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Jefferson River is a river in Montana.

It ranks #16 among the 17 waters of Montana in the registry, and is of regional prominence.

Also called The Jeff.

Fished for trout (inferred from the species listed).

Species: brown trout and rainbow trout.

USGS GNIS record: 785443.

Stretches: Jefferson Canyon, Twin Bridges to Cardwell and Jefferson Canyon to Headwaters State Park.

Twin Bridges (confluence). It is fishable. Jefferson begins at the Beaverhead and Big Hole confluence (shared with those records).

It is upstream of Cardwell.

Cardwell (access). It is fishable. Named by Montana Angler as the end of the upper section; single source and no further detail.

It is upstream of Missouri Headwaters State Park.

It is downstream of Twin Bridges.

Missouri Headwaters State Park (confluence). It is fishable. Jefferson ends at the Missouri headwaters (shared with the Madison and Gallatin records).

It is downstream of Cardwell.

Sourced from 1 independent fly site.

Sources: Montana Angler.

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.