Author Archives: Greg Thomas
Hatch Guide: Mother’s Day Caddis
Note: Not sure when I wrote this or for whom, but I found it while searching my files and thought it would be worth posting. You’ve got a couple months before this hatch hits, but it’s worth thinking about it … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Rockies
Tagged Montana caddis hatch, Montana Spring Trout, Mother's Day caddis
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April or May for Blue Horizon Permit
Just got a note yesterday from Blue Horizon lodge, with some open and discounted rates for spring 2023. I spent some time at Blue Horizon not long ago and simply loved the focus on permit. Staying at Blue Horizon is … Continue reading
Go Time For Montana Trout
Ok, there are flakes falling today and the high will be 35, and it doesn’t look better for the rest of the week. But, things are changing here in Missoula, Montana, with the snowbanks slowly creeping away from the edge … Continue reading
Posted in Missoula, Montana, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Montana spring fly fishing, Spring fly fishing, Streamers
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Gil’s Worldwide At Denver Fly Fishing Show This Week
I’ll be at the Denver Fly Fishing Show this week/weekend. Show begins Friday and I’ll be at the Gil’s Fly Fishing International booth. I am the editor-in-chief of the travel company’s magazine, Fly Fishing International. You want to talk outdoor … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Industry, Travel
Tagged Denver Fly Fishing Show, Gil's Fly Fishing International
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Where In The Fly Fishing World #1
If you’ve been around a bit and you fancy yourself a permit junkie, you may recall having seen this a time or two during your escapades. If you haven’t stood over this piece of art you are cheating yourself out … Continue reading
Dries For Big Rainbows and Char on American Creek
I live in Montana where trout are king. When I travel to Alaska I usually do so for salmon and steelhead, which I can’t find in Big Sky Country. Oh, I’ve leeched up some big fall rainbows on the Kenai … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Spey, Travel
Tagged Alaska smolt, Grosvenor Lodge, Kulik Lodge, Travel Alaska
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Top Reads in FFI Magazine
Don’t be bored at work today. Take a few minutes to peruse the best fly fishing magazine you’ve never heard of—Fly Fishing International’s FFI Mag. I put this pub together every couple months and I’ve been able to attract some … Continue reading
Simms’ “Short Run” Watershed Wader Sales Target Yellowstone Flood Relief
As you probably know, portions of Montana flooded heavily last year, after a unique runoff/rain event. One of those places was Absarokee, where rivers jumped their banks and bridges washed out. I visited the area in September and saw, firsthand, … Continue reading
Lose Count—Fortress Lake Brook Trout
I was nine hours into the drive before I realized that Cline River isn’t actually a town and, instead , is a simple outpost in the Alberta wilderness that offers a motel, a campground, some old-school gasoline pumps, a small … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, CANADA, Northern Rockies, Travel
Tagged brook trout, Fortress Lake
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Final Determination: Pebble Mine Ruled Out
This is the day we have been waiting for, for more than a decade. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that mine waste would harm the Bristol Bay watershed and effectively nixed its discharge into rivers, streams and wetlands of … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Northwest
Tagged Alaska, Bristol Adventures, Bristol Bay, Grosvenor Lodge
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