August Fishing Report – Hoot Owl Over
August Fishing Report Hoot Owl Restrictions have been lifted for Missoula area rivers and the August fishing report is looking much better by the mid-way point than it was at the beginning of the month. August is historically a wild card month. We never know for certain what kind of fishing August will produce and […]
Fishing Weather Has Arrived!
Mother Nature’s Gift Much has been written about the relationship between fishing and the weather. Mostly because anglers have a primal need to explain away poor fishing with a plausible excuse. We love our excuses, but they are out the window right now as some great fishing weather has descended upon Missoula. It is the […]
Big Dry Fly Season is Here!
Big Dry Fly Season If you like throwing big single dry flies then the time is now! All the Missoula area rivers are dropping and clearing from run off and the big stoneflies are hatching. Over the next couple of weeks we will have more biomass in insects hatching than the rest of the season […]
Missoula Stonefly Hatches
Missoula Stonefly Hatches We are getting closer by the day, and anglers all over Montana are awaiting the arrival of the Missoula Stonefly Hatches. It is always one of the most exciting hatch cycles of the year and timing plays a huge role in an anglers’ success. Giant orange Salmonflies will kick off the stonefly […]
State of the Skwala Hatch
Big Dry Flies in March? The Skwala hatch started early this year with the mild weather at the beginning of the month and it has been one of the best March’s I have ever seen when it comes to dry fly fishing. The Bitterroot has Skwala stoneflies coming off river wide, from above Darby all […]
Winter Fly Tying
Winter Fly Tying always begins with the unenviable task of cleaning. The fly tying desk has laid dormant since the end of the guide season in the fall. No time to tie during the hectic hunting season and certainly no thoughts of cleaning occur during the overdone mess that has become our American holiday season. […]
Top 5 Fishing Moments of 2015
Most of the hunting seasons have all but wrapped up, and we have had a little time to reflect back on the top 5 fishing moments of 2015. Overall it was a mixed season, as most tend to be, with some stretches of incredible angling and other times when we found ourselves scratching our head. […]
Farewell to the 2015 Fishing Season
The 2015 Fishing Season wrapped up at the end of this past month. There may still be the occasional afternoon on the water when the weather is nice, but we are done guiding for the year. The trout are resting in relative solitude and you might assume that Missoula fly fishing guides are taking a […]
