Terms and Conditions

Effective date: September 22, 2026

These Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) govern your use of clearcreekoutfitters.com (the “Website”) and your purchase or participation in trips, classes, scenic floats, and related services offered by Clear Creek Outfitters (“CCO,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By using the Website, submitting a booking, paying a deposit or balance, or participating in a CCO activity, you agree to these Terms.

1. Services

CCO provides guided fly-fishing trips, fly-fishing instruction, scenic floats, and related outdoor recreation services in and around Missoula, Montana. Trip descriptions, rates, durations, inclusions, locations, and availability may vary by season, water conditions, guide availability, and the needs of the group.

Published trip times are estimates, not guaranteed end times. Start time, river, launch point, route, guide assignment, and other trip details may be changed when CCO reasonably determines that a change is appropriate for safety, legal compliance, river conditions, fishing conditions, or the quality of the guest experience.

2. Booking and Payment

A booking is not confirmed until CCO accepts the reservation and receives the required deposit.

The standard deposit is $250 per boat, per day, unless a different amount is stated in writing.

The remaining balance is due and may be charged to the payment method on file 48 hours before the scheduled trip.

Prices are stated in U.S. dollars and may change before a booking is confirmed.

Recommended gratuity is not included in the listed trip price.

Guests are responsible for charges resulting from inaccurate booking information, unauthorized payment disputes, or damage beyond ordinary wear caused by a guest’s intentional or reckless conduct.

By providing a payment method, you represent that you are authorized to use it and authorize CCO or its payment processor to charge the deposit, remaining balance, approved add-ons, and other amounts disclosed and agreed to during booking.

3. Cancellations, Rescheduling, and No-Shows

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Cancellation, Rescheduling & No-Show Policy

A $250 deposit per boat, per day is required at the time of booking. This deposit is applied toward the remaining balance of your trip.

Cancellations

Cancellations made more than 30 days prior to your scheduled trip are eligible for a full refund of the $250 per boat, per day deposit.

Cancellations made within 30 days of the scheduled trip will result in the deposit becoming non-refundable.

Cancellations made within 48 hours of the scheduled trip will be charged the full amount of the scheduled trip.

In the event of an extreme emergency, Clear Creek Outfitters may, at our sole discretion, allow a non-refundable deposit to be applied as a credit toward a future trip.

No-Shows

If you fail to show up for your scheduled trip without prior cancellation, you will be considered a no-show and charged the full amount of the scheduled trip.

Rescheduling

Trips may only be rescheduled more than 30 days prior to the scheduled trip date. Our season is typically booked at least six months in advance, making it extremely difficult to refill a date—particularly for the same number of boats—when a trip is changed at the last minute.

By booking a trip with Clear Creek Outfitters, you acknowledge and agree to these cancellation, rescheduling, and no-show policies.

Credits are non-transferable

If CCO cancels a trip because of unsafe conditions, guide unavailability, legal restrictions, closures, or another circumstance within CCO’s control, CCO may offer a reasonable alternative date, route, activity, or guide. If CCO cannot provide a reasonable alternative, amounts paid for the affected service will be refunded. CCO is not responsible for airfare, lodging, rental vehicles, missed work, or other incidental or consequential costs.

Ordinary rain, changing weather, variable fishing conditions, or a guest’s preference generally do not require cancellation when CCO determines the trip can be conducted safely and lawfully.

4. Guest Responsibilities

Each guest must:

Guests are responsible to aquire a fishing license prior to trip

Follow guide instructions and all safety requirements;

Wear required personal flotation devices and other safety equipment;

Obtain and carry any fishing license required by Montana law;

Comply with fishing regulations, land-use rules, and permit conditions;

Arrive at the agreed location on time and prepared for changing weather and outdoor conditions;

Inform CCO before the trip of medical conditions, allergies, mobility limitations, dietary restrictions, or other circumstances that may affect safe participation; and

Avoid conduct that endangers, threatens, harasses, or substantially disrupts another person.

CCO may refuse or end participation when a guest appears impaired, refuses safety instructions, behaves dangerously or abusively, lacks legally required documentation, or cannot reasonably participate safely. When removal results from the guest’s conduct, no refund is required.

5. Alcohol and Impairment

Guests may not participate while impaired by alcohol, cannabis, illegal drugs, or medication that makes participation unsafe. Any alcohol provided or permitted during a scenic float is limited to guests of legal drinking age and may be withheld at the guide’s discretion. Guests remain responsible for drinking responsibly and arranging safe transportation after the activity.

6. Minors

A parent or legal guardian must make or approve a booking for a minor and must complete all required participant documents on the minor’s behalf. CCO may require a parent, legal guardian, or other authorized adult to accompany the minor. Age, size, swimming ability, weather, water conditions, and the planned activity may affect whether a minor can safely participate.

7. Equipment and Personal Property

Trip-specific equipment and meals are included only when stated in the applicable service description or booking confirmation. Guests are responsible for clothing, footwear, medications, licenses, and personal items identified in preparation instructions.

CCO is not responsible for ordinary loss of or damage to phones, cameras, eyewear, clothing, fishing equipment, vehicles, or other personal property during an outdoor activity, except to the extent liability cannot legally be excluded. Guests should secure valuables and use waterproof protection where appropriate.

8. Outdoor Risks and Participant Agreement

Fishing, boating, floating, wading, transportation, and other outdoor activities involve inherent and other risks, including changing weather and water conditions; cold water; currents; rapids; submerged objects; slippery or uneven terrain; falls; drowning; wildlife; insects; exposure; equipment failure; vehicle or watercraft incidents; actions of other participants; delayed emergency response; and remote locations.

Participation requires a separate Acknowledgment of Risk, Release of Liability, and Participant Agreement completed before the activity. These Website Terms do not replace that document. A guest who does not complete required participant documents may not participate and will be subject to the applicable cancellation policy.

CCO does not guarantee fish sightings, catches, species, size, weather, river access, or any particular outcome. Guides will use professional judgment and reasonable efforts to provide a safe, worthwhile experience tailored to the group.

9. Health and Emergency Decisions

Guests authorize CCO to contact emergency services and take reasonable action when a guide believes medical care, evacuation, rescue, or other emergency assistance is appropriate. The guest is responsible for costs charged by third-party medical, rescue, evacuation, transportation, or emergency-service providers.

10. SMS Communications

By opting in, you agree to receive conversational and transactional text messages from Clear Creek Outfitters concerning inquiries, reservations, payments, reminders, trip updates, preparation instructions, and follow-up. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to unsubscribe or HELP for assistance. Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of purchase.

11. Website Use

You may use the Website only for lawful personal or business purposes related to evaluating, purchasing, or using CCO services. You may not interfere with the Website, attempt unauthorized access, introduce malicious code, scrape or copy content through automated means without permission, impersonate another person, or use Website content in a misleading or unlawful manner.

Website content is provided for general information. River reports, conditions, availability, pricing, and other time-sensitive information may change without notice. We may correct errors or cancel a transaction affected by an obvious pricing, description, or availability error; if we do, we will refund any amount paid for the unavailable service.

12. Intellectual Property

The Website and its original text, graphics, photographs, video, branding, logos, and design are owned by or licensed to CCO and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. No content may be reproduced, distributed, modified, sold, or used commercially without prior written permission, except for ordinary personal use such as sharing a link to the Website.

13. Third-Party Services and Links

The Website may use or link to third-party services, including payment processors, booking platforms, maps, license providers, travel providers, social networks, and other websites. CCO does not control and is not responsible for third-party content, availability, security, privacy practices, products, or services. Your use of a third-party service is governed by that provider’s terms.

14. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal information are governed by the CCO Privacy Policy. Payment-card information may be processed directly by a third-party payment provider and may not be stored by CCO.

15. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Website is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of uninterrupted access, error-free operation, or fitness for a particular purpose.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded. Subject to that limitation, CCO will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages arising from use of the Website or the cancellation, delay, or alteration of a service. Any limitation concerning physical injury, death, property damage, or participation risks is governed by applicable law and the separately executed participant agreement.

16. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to reimburse CCO for reasonable losses, claims, or expenses arising from your unlawful conduct, material breach of these Terms, intentional misconduct, or damage caused by your reckless actions. This section does not require you to indemnify CCO for CCO’s own conduct where prohibited by law.

17. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Montana, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Unless applicable law requires otherwise, any legal proceeding relating to these Terms or the Website must be brought in a state or federal court with jurisdiction in Missoula County, Montana.

Before filing a claim, each party agrees to make a good-faith effort to resolve the dispute informally by providing written notice describing the issue and requested resolution. This requirement does not prevent either party from seeking urgent injunctive relief or filing within an applicable limitations period.

18. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes become effective when posted with a revised effective date. The terms in effect when a booking is confirmed will govern that booking unless a later change is required by law or agreed to by the parties.

19. Severability and Entire Agreement

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect. These Terms, the booking confirmation, the applicable service description, the Privacy Policy, and any signed participant agreement form the agreement between you and CCO concerning the applicable service. If they conflict, a specifically negotiated written agreement or signed participant agreement controls for its subject matter.

20. Contact

Clear Creek Outfitters
Doug Jones, Owner-Operator
Montana Outfitter No. 8453
5400 Arnica Road , Missoula MT 59803
Phone: (406) 370-7039
Email: [email protected]