Let me start to answer some of your questions now
so that you can make reservations of check on-line
reviews if you want. I don't think this time of the
year that you'd need to pre-book anything.
If you want a fishing guide, I'd recommend Eric
Bjorge ("be-york-ee") at Two River Gear in Bigfork.
For boat rentals in Polson, KwaTukNuk ("Quah-
Tuck-Nuck") will have the most choice. Rentals are
expensive - you might try negotiating. You could
also ask around town to see if anyone else is
renting now. There's a small sporting goods store
in Polson on Main Street (Mission Mountain Water
Sports?), and those girls would probably know.
Right across the street from KwaTukNuk is Papa
Don's restaurant, which I think is the best food in
Polson. His tri-tip sandwich is a favorite, and
salmon and ribs in the evening are good. Tell Don
that you're staying at our place, and he may have
some tips on fishing in the lake. Our neighbors are
great people, and very friendly. You'll find that
generally to be the case. Let people know why
you're there, and they'll adopt you for what you
need. You can also rent boats at Marina Cay in
Bigfork. There's another place in Woods Bay, which
might be a better bargain, and it's a pleasant little
bay to boat from. It may be just called Woods Bay
Marina. You could boat from there up to Bigfork,
where there's a good public dock where you can tie
up and walk up for lunch. You could also cross the
lake and boat around Lakeside and Somers, which is
also pretty. If you boat from Polson the area around
Kings Point is pleasant, as well as Finley Point and
the narrows islands. There are very few places to
gas up on the lake, so you might want to carry a
five-gallon can of gas with you.
For horse-riding, I'd try Flathead Lake Lodge just
south of Bigfork. It's a dude ranch, basically, but
really a lovely place.
Bigfork is full of great restaurants. In order, I'd
recommend Showthyme, La Provence (also nice
panini sandwiches during the day), The Coyote
Roadhouse (out of town a little bit) and the Swan
River Cafe (upstairs). The Bigfork Inn is nice, and a
really great place to go for old time dancing if
you're up there on a Friday or Saturday night.
There's a fun community playhouse that the kids
might enjoy. We saw an abridged version of the
complete works of William Shakespeare there last
summer, and the kids really enjoyed it.
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