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Spring Dry Fly Fishing in Montana – Five Premier Hatches

Spring Dry Fly Fishing in Montana – Five Premier Hatches

April is truly spring in Big Sky Country. Rain is suddenly more common than snow. The Mountains are still white with the winters snow, and are still gathering snow, some of the best of the year, and that will sustain us throughout the summer. The trees have these...

May Fishing Opportunities on the Big Horn River

May Fishing Opportunities on the Big Horn River

May has always been my favorite month to guide the Big Horn. The fish are fresh, the rainbows are on the prowl putting on the pre and post spawn feed. And the brown trout are flushed out eating bugs in buckets, along shelf lines and in the tail outs. With water...

Fly Fishing Montana in May – Four Fantastic Options

Fly Fishing Montana in May – Four Fantastic Options

May fishing in Montana might conjure thoughts of doom and despair. The rivers are flush with freshly melted snow. The watercolor closely resembles my morning cup of coffee. Who would want to fish in that? Not I. However, there are fisheries in Montana in May that are...

Fast Paced May Fishing on the Missouri River

Fast Paced May Fishing on the Missouri River

As I write this fishing report, I’m watching Wicked Tuna and can’t help but notice all the similarities between the Blue Fin Tuna and the Missouri River Rainbow Trout. Both are full figured and pull ALOT of line out. I have had the great fortune to spend some time on...

April Montana Fly Fishing Review

April Montana Fly Fishing Review

This winter I have been struggling to construct my first mass communication following the 2022 season. I’ve started and restarted this email seven times, failing to contrive the words to articulate my feelings about the 2022 fishing season. For those of you who fished...