The Montana fall for 2016 was one of the most beautiful in recent years. We got some moisture, didn’t get too hammered by the wind and had great fishing in all the right spots. While the Yellowstone had a scare with a late August-mid/late September recreation closure, the consensus is
Right now the summer season is fully in place here in Yellowstone country. The fishing has been steadily good with early morning starts. It’s all about the Yellowstone River in this area right now with the Boulder and Stillwater too low to float. Daily flies revolve around Morrish hoppers, and
The Yellowstone River, Boulder River, and Stillwater Rivers have been under my boat(s) since the beginning of July. Like the water flows in the rest of the state’s rivers, these rivers have well below average flows this year. What this has meant is that the early part of July has
The Missouri river is truly an amazing place and during the beginning of the summer season it really shines. Dry fly action is full on for big stout fish. These fish rip and a successful landing average might be around 50% for most folks. Here’s a shot of a big
Montana’s summer flyfishing season is happening right now. Albeit slightly early, but we’ll take it. Current trips have been focused on the Missouri River, Madison River and Livingston area spring creeks (Depuy’s and Armstrong’s). PMD’s, clean water, and early season fish behavior are great complements to June’s green landscape. Cheers
As the days get longer and the sun starts feeling a bit warmer, I begin to get that seasonal draw back to the water. While I’m making plans and coordinating the calendar I’m getting really excited and looking forward to a great season! Time to Fish..
For the last three weeks I have been monitoring the pulse of the Missouri River through daily guiding. The dry fly fishing and shallow sight nymphing have been really fun and producing freight train rainbows. PMD’s and caddis feed those fish as well as a jillion other bugs like little
Lately, it’s been a time of watching the USGS river flows and getting some mid May bonus fishing on the Yellowstone and Boulder. When the glass is half full a dry year means earlier than usual fishing and the glass is definitely not half empty around here. Mother Nature is helping
Cheers to the New Year! 2014 was one of the best ever and there’s no doubt that 2015 is going to be incredible as well. Montana trout plans are already being made and we’re looking forward to another fun year. Happy New Year 2015!
This morning we turned our clocks back for the winter and it’s lightly snowing outside. My last guide day was in October and now it’s time to wrap things up. Literally for my boats. It was one of the best seasons we’ve ever had in Montana due to great weather
