24 Apr COVID-19 Restrictions for guiding in Montana start to ease.
Monana COVID-19 restrictions reduced...
Monana COVID-19 restrictions reduced...
My son David is a huge fan of the Beaverhead and it's very large trout! The Beaverhead River is open to fishing from the spillway at Clark Canyon Dam to it's confluence with the Jefferson in Twin Bridges. We all eagerly await the regular season opener...
Now that the gorge is melted off the main river channel and the air temperatures have stayed in a much more comfortable fishing range the fish are of course, damn hungry and if you like easy fishing this is the time to get out there!...
In a rut always fishing nymphs under a bobber in the winter? Try leaving the bobbers home and dedicate your day to fishing streamers only. You may not catch the numbers you normally would especially this time of year but you may be surprised at the the...
Montana - Where fly fishing dreams come true. By Stefan Larsson I met Stefan on social media several years ago. I was and still do enjoy reading his witty, poetic, thought compelling post's and impressive photography of his his home waters in Sweden and it's stunning beauty....
The Madison River from Lyon’s bridge down to Ennis has been fishing quite well. Pick you tactic. We’re catching trout on dries, streamers, nymphing and dry/dropper. Flows have dropped and the trout are looking up! Get your gear together and head for the Madison River!...
Now that Salmon Flies have made their hatch progression from the lower reaches to the upper river towards Lyon's Bridge we are happy to report a great Salmon Fly season this year. Really good numbers of bugs and a longer hatch duration are what you'll...
One of the most effective ways to fly fish for trout is to employ a dry dropper rig allowing you to fish to both surface feeders and sub-surface feeders, simultaneously. The dry fly covers the surface feeding fish, also acting as an edible strike indicator, and...
The Bunny and Beadhead One of our favorite and most successful tactics for catching big trout is to add a dropper nymph off the back of your streamer. The "Bunny and a Beadhead" or "Dragging Junk" rig (as it's affectionately known around the rivers of southwest...
In this fly tying video I demonstrate how to tie the no-slip mono loop, a knot credited to Mr. Lefty Kreh in his book Fishing Knots. I use this knot for all of my wet and streamer flies as I feel it aides in adding...
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