▁Baker ▁Fish ing ▁Access ▁site ▁near ▁F t . ▁Log an ▁to ▁its ▁confl u ence ▁with ▁the ▁Missouri ▁River ▁for ▁public ▁access ▁for ▁recre ational ▁purposes . ▁ ▁Not ed ▁for ▁its ▁spect ac ular ▁scen ery ▁and ▁blue - rib bon ▁tr out ▁fish ery , ▁the ▁Smith ▁River ▁is ▁unique ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁only ▁one ▁public ▁put - in ▁and ▁one ▁public ▁take - out ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁ ▁segment ▁of ▁river . ▁Bo at ▁cam ps ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁remote ▁river ▁can y on ▁help ▁preserve ▁the ▁unique ▁quality ▁of ▁this ▁area . ▁The ▁Smith ▁River ▁between ▁Camp ▁Baker ▁and ▁E den ▁Bridge ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁river ▁cor rid or ▁managed ▁by ▁Mont ana ▁Fish , ▁Wild life ▁& ▁Park s ▁as ▁a ▁permitted ▁river . ▁Perm its ▁for ▁private ▁flo ats ▁on ▁the ▁Smith ▁River ▁are ▁allocated ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁via ▁a ▁lot tery ▁system ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁spring ▁season . ▁Perm it ▁applications ▁are ▁typically ▁available ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁January ▁each ▁year , ▁with ▁an ▁application ▁dead line ▁of ▁mid - F ebru ary . ▁ ▁Are as ▁near ▁the ▁Smith ▁River ▁are ▁currently ▁under ▁review ▁as ▁nearby ▁Me ag her ▁County ▁and ▁state ▁ag encies ▁investigate ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁But te ▁Co pper ▁Project . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁rivers ▁of ▁Mont ana ▁Mont ana ▁Stream ▁Access ▁Law ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Mont ana ▁Category : T rib ut aries ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁River ▁Category