Author Archives: Greg Thomas
New Addition to The Family
Just picked up my 2011 whitetail from Shawn Andres and the boys at Alpine Artistry outside Arlee, Mont. This deer meant a lot to me as I’d been looking for a big whitetail for a long time and I wanted … Continue reading
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Chico Fernandez on Fly Fishing for Permit
Chico Fernandez is one of the world’s authorities on saltwater fishing and he is also one of the world’s nicest persons, as any of you who have met him can attest. He loves all saltwater fishes, but holds a special … Continue reading
The Question: Go Anywhere, Do Anything … in 2013?
Other than the typical Tuesday woes, which means dealing with some conversation that I just don’t want to deal with, it’s just a lovely little day in Missoula. My inclination is to go to the refrigerator and pop open one … Continue reading
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Bull Trout Now at Risk in Alberta
Bull trout are one of my favorite fishes, not because they are tremendous battlers, but because they live in some of the most stunning scenery in the Pacific Northwest and the northern Rockies. I’ve fished them from Montana to Washington, … Continue reading
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Lake Pend Oreille Kokanee Bounce Back
I’m not suggesting that everyone throw down their steelhead and trout sticks and head to northern Idaho to fish kokanee salmon, but the news from Lake Pend Oreille—that it’s kokanee salmon population is bouncing back from years of depressed numbers—is … Continue reading
The Real Thomas & Thomas in Big Sky Journal
Wanted to let you know that the new issue of Big Sky Journal is on the newsstands and it contains yet another article that my father, artist Fred Thomas, and I, teamed up on. This one regards Missoula and the … Continue reading
Twenty-Five Percent off Ex Officio’s Give-N-Go Underwear
I’ve posted on Ex-O’s Give and Go Underwear and you know they are a favorite of mine, mostly because they are super comfortable and easily washable and dryable, and that means
Two Major Spey Casting Tips from Deneki Outdoors
You probably know by now that I’m a big advocate of spey casting and spey rods, and that, right now, that’s what gets me jacked-up when I think about fishing. And it is winter steelhead season, as I mentioned in … Continue reading
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Five Tips for Pacific Northwest Winter Steelhead
I haven’t been this excited about winter steelheading for a long time. Maybe that’s because I have some new gear to try out, ranging from Patagonia’s bomber River Salt Jacket to Thomas & Thomas’ DNA 12-foot 8-weight spey rod. Much … Continue reading
Montana Whitetail Hunting Rocky Mountain Front
Wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. Hopefully you’re busy with family and not reading this on Thanksgiving morning. I am truly thankful for all that I have. Some days I wish I had a newer rig, other … Continue reading