Mike Stack, Author at Mt Fishtales

Madison River Fishing Report 7-5-17

by Mike Stack | Jul 5 | Uncategorized, Fishing Reports

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...

Fly Tying How-to: Tying a Dry / Dropper Rig

by Mike Stack | Apr 1 | Fly Tying, Tips

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...

How to Fish a Streamer and a Dropper Nymph

by Mike Stack | Mar 1 | Tips

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...

Tying The No-Slip Mono Loop

by Mike Stack | Jan 30 | How to videos, Tips

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...

Fly Tying How-To: A Faster Way to Tie the Blood Knot

by Mike Stack | Jan 18 | How to videos, Tips

One of the most common and useful knots for joining sections of leader or tippet material is the blood knot or barrel knot. Although most anglers...

Montana FWP Hoot Owl Restriction and River Closures Update 8/1/16

by Mike Stack | Aug 2 | Uncategorized, Fishing Reports

As feared, weather conditions have continued to be hot and dry, bringing warm water temps on many southwest Montana rivers. Warm temperatures mean...

Hoot Owl Restrictions return to Sections of The Big Hole River 7-23-16

by Mike Stack | Jul 23 | Fishing Reports, Uncategorized

The cooling off trend after the funnel cloud producing storm that bumped and cooled flows enough to end the Hoot Owl restrictions has ended. Recent...