Full Moon Fishing in Montana
Full Moon Fishing in Montana Monday we were out with long-time angler, Steve, and his family. We met in Hamilton and floated a stretch nearby. I was paired with Steve and Burt while fellow guide, Dave, had sons William and Chaz. We started off with dry/dropper rigs and a couple runs into the day Burt […]
Missouri River Trout Fishing
Missouri River Trout Fishing Monday was day 2 with Peg and JM. We decided to fish down in the canyon today so we could short-leash nymph with the hopes of finding some rising fish. JM poked a feisty rainbow on the first bank and followed that up with a better rainbow just downstream in a […]
Salmon Flies on the West Fork of the Bitterroot
Salmon Flies on the West Fork of the Bitterroot Sunday was day 1 with group 1 of the Extravaganza. This is also the 20th anniversary of the event that Ron has been putting on each June. We had 8 boats on the water today and I was fortunate to have Ron and Matt Simms in […]
Missouri River Fishing
Missouri River Fishing Monday was the first of two days with local anglers, Jeff and Jim. We met early and launched ahead of the traffic at Wolf Creek. Jeff briefly stuck a fish right away and then the brothers doubled up on nice rainbows at the bottom of the first run. The steady fishing continued […]
Blackfoot River Fly Fishing Guide
Blackfoot River Fly Fishing Guide Tuesday I was back on the water with local angler Jeff. I decided on a stretch of the middle Blackfoot that is filled with boulders and pocket water. At this water level it is a challenge to get through with 2 anglers so it doesn’t see much pressure. As the […]
Bolivia Golden Dorado Fishing
Bolivia Golden Dorado Fishing This August I ventured back to the jungles of Bolivia for golden dorado with an incredible group of guys. There were 6 of us total and all are current or former Montana fishing guides. We booked with Tsimane Lodges and stayed at the Secure River camp. Coming from the states it […]
Montana Flyfishing 2022
Montana Flyfishing 2022 Tuesday I fished with local angler, Steve, and his good friend, Michael. We met super early for a float down the Blackfoot canyon. I started Michael off with a big nocturnal stone dry up front and a dry/dropper for Steve in the back. The early dropper fishing was better than last week. […]
Blackfoot River Fly Fishing
Blackfoot River Fly Fishing Thursday I was out with local angler, Jeff, who fished solo today. We met before dawn to head up to the canyon of the Blackfoot early. The dry/dropper fishing was nothing special in the first hour. Jeff had several smaller fish slapping at the big dry and tagged a cutthroat on […]
