24 Apr COVID-19 Restrictions for guiding in Montana start to ease.
Monana COVID-19 restrictions reduced...
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07 Jun Big Hole River Fishing Report 6-7-16
The famous Salmon Fly hatch is currently in full swing on The Big Hole River right now. The massive Pteronarcys californica or Giant Salmonfly, named for the salmon/orange color of the abdomen of the insect are bringing every fish in the river to the surface...
09 Feb How to Tie Lawson’s Electric Caddis
In this fly tying demonstration video, I show you how to tie Lawson's Electric Caddis. Another in my video series of easy-to-tie, tried and true patterns that I think should be in every fly fisher's nymph box. Lawson's Electric Caddis was created by famous Henry's...
02 Feb Montana Snow Pack looking great for 2016
We are happy to report that Montana snow pack is looking great for 2016. As we all know Montana's reservoirs and rivers, as well as of most of the west depends on good snow pack to feed our rivers and streams and provide cold...
29 Jan How To Tie The Fish Skull Sparkle Minnow
In this video I will show you how to tie the Fish Skull Sparkle Minnow (variation with Fish Skull Bait Fish head) streamer pattern. The Coffey's Sparkle Minnow has been responsible for fooling a lot of trout here in on the river's of southwest Montana...
07 Jan Top 10 Trout Dry Flies
This is a list of my top 10 dry flies for trout. Regional fishery differences and angler preferences will be inevitable but these are 10 patterns that you'll want have in your fly vest anywhere you angle for trout. 1~Chubby Chernobyl~ This foam and dubbed body...
20 Nov Top 12 nymph flies for catching trout
Nymphs for Trout There are a million nymph patterns on the market now and as Tom Harman, former owner of Harman's Fly Shop here in Sheridan used to say "They're all guaranteed to work...
11 Nov One BIG reason you’re not catching fish nymphing
You are standing in a trout filled pool, you’ve established that trout are not rising therefore nymphing is probably your best bet. You put together your standard nymph leader with a couple of nymph patterns suggested by the local fly shop, clamp on a split...
26 Apr Beaverhead River Montana Fishing Report 4-26-15
Cooler temps and clouds return to SW Montana this weekend and that spells dry flies. Beatis, Mother’s Day Caddis are in full swing on the Beaverhead River and the fishing has been extremely well. We’re catching fish nymphing or streamers in the morning and dries...
17 Apr Big Hole River Fishing Report 4-17-15
FLOWS: Divide 979 cfs Melrose 895 cfs Glen 939 cfs CONDITIONS: Visibilty is good at about 3 feet [caption id="attachment_2274" align="alignright" width="311"] Kevin shows off his catch, a lovely Big Hole River Brown sporting a big kype.[/caption] The Big Hole River flows are currently running pretty flat and in really...
