August Fly Fishing
August Fly Fishing Monday was another “dog day” with local angler, Herb. There are a few floats each year where Herb’s labs, Gracie and Molly, get to go for a boat ride. These are generally more casual fishing days and today was no exception. We ventured up to the West Fork of the Bitterroot and […]
Early Morning Fly Fishing
Early Morning Fly Fishing Tuesday I was back out with local angler, Tom, and today we were joined by his wife Lois. We decided to check out a stretch of the lower Blackfoot they had never fished, float behind the old mill site and down into the Clark Fork. We started off throwing nocturnal stone […]
August Fly Fishing Tactics
August Fly Fishing Tactics Monday was my first chance of the season to get out with long-time local anglers, Mike and Nancy. We picked a stretch of the upper Bitterroot for a short float before the temps got too hot. Mike has really taken a liking to streamer fishing the past couple of years so […]
Spruce Moth Hatch Fishing
Spruce Moth Hatch Fishing Monday was the first of two days with returning anglers, Jim and Doug. These guys always come over in late July specifically for the Blackfoot so we met super early and went up to the canyon. I started the guys with big single dries and we didn’t move anything in the […]
Hoot Owl Trout Fishing
Hoot Owl Trout Fishing Long-time angler Chris was back in town so we met super early and headed up to his favorite stretch of water, the canyon of the Blackfoot. We launched the boat just as the sun was rising and it was only a couple casts before Chris was tight to a small rainbow […]
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 […]
