Missoula Flyfishing 2022

Missoula Flyfishing 2022

Missoula Flyfishing 2022 Monday was the first of 2 days with returning anglers, Jim and Doug. We met early and headed up to the Blackfoot. It was slow early as the dropper fishing didn’t produce much. We made the change to dry flies and started moving a few smaller trout. As the morning progressed the […]

Missoula Fishing 2022

Missoula Fishing 2022

Missoula Fishing 2022 Monday I was back out for the second day with Chris on this trip. We met early and went to the upper Bitterroot with hopes of fishing dry flies all day. I started Chris off with a mayfly dry and he had a couple fish flash on it in the first run […]

Bitterroot Fly Fishing 2022

Bitterroot Fly Fishing 2022

Bitterroot Fly Fishing 2022 Monday I fished with a local angler, Bob. We had planned on our annual pike fishing float, although Mother Nature threw us a curve ball. Heavy thunderstorms in recent days turned the Blackfoot river to mud and it was enough that it blew out the lower Clark Fork as well. So […]

Bitterroot River Fishing 2022

Bitterroot River Fishing 2022

Bitterroot River Fishing 2022 Tuesday I was out with local anglers, Marcelo and Constance, for a day on the Bitterroot near Hamilton. Marcelo was committed to the single dry while Constance started the day with a dry/dropper rig. Constance hooked a spunky little rainbow on the dropper in the first run and then a few runs later […]

Blackfoot River Fishing 2022

Blackfoot River Fishing 2022

Blackfoot River Fishing 2022 Monday I was out with local anglers, Jim and Luke. We set a plan to fish the Bitterroot, but after getting reports from my guides we called an audible and decided to head up the Blackfoot in the morning. When salmon flies are around I will fish the Blackfoot every day. […]

Great Fishing on the Mo

Great Fishing on the Mo

Great Fishing on the Mo Monday was the first of 2 days with regular angler, Bill, and his friend Jim. Bill was with me on the Mo at the end of April and came back for one more trip. We launched at Wolf Creek in warm and cloudy conditions. Jim hooked up on his very […]

Missouri River Fly Fishing 2022

Missouri River Fly Fishing 2022

Missouri River Fly Fishing 2022 Tuesday was another chance to get out with the jet boat at the Gates of the Mountains.  Fellow guide, John, was in town so we ran up for a short day of fishing.  The boat ran well and I was able to scout a little more of the river. The […]

Flyfishing Montana 2022

Flyfishing Montana 2022

Flyfishing Montana 2022 Wednesday I fished with local anglers, Marcelo and Constance.  Marcelo had a great day yesterday on the lower Clark Fork so it was an easy call to head back down there today. I started Constance with a dry/dropper rig upfront and Marcelo with a single skwala dry.  To my surprise, the trout […]