Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Lodge

Orvis has been vetting and endorsing fly fishing lodges, outfitters, and guides since 1984. The Orvis Endorsed Lodge Outfitter and Guide Program is the most recognized quality certification in the fly fishing industry — not a paid listing, not a star rating from anonymous reviewers, but an annual evaluation by Orvis staff against documented standards covering guide quality, client experience, equipment, and ethics.

To be Orvis Endorsed, a lodge must meet specific requirements: guides certified through Orvis's guide training and assessment program, fly shop inventory meeting Orvis standards, participation in the annual review process, and sustained client satisfaction tracked by Orvis directly through post-trip surveys. Endorsement can be revoked. Properties are re-evaluated on an ongoing basis. It is not a one-time credential.

For an angler choosing a fly fishing lodge, the Orvis Endorsed designation is a meaningful signal. It means the lodge has been visited, evaluated, and approved by people who do nothing but evaluate fly fishing lodges. It means the guides have been assessed by a program that exists independent of the lodge's marketing. It means the experience you'll have tracks against a standard that someone other than the lodge itself has set.

Montana Fly Fishing Lodge holds this endorsement across both of our properties — Spring Creek Lodge and the Flagship Lodge — and has maintained it continuously. In 2024, Orvis recognized MFL as one of three Lodge of the Year Finalists in the United States.

Montana Fly Fishing Lodge operates two distinct Orvis Endorsed lodge properties in south-central Montana, each offering a different character of fly fishing from a fully-staffed, all-inclusive base. Both share the same guide team, the same Orvis standards, and the same owner-operated approach to the guest experience.