Author Archives: Greg Thomas
Ruling Gives Bull Trout More Protection
A new future for bull trout begins I started fishing bull trout back in the early 1990s on western Montana’s Rock Creek. People used to say, “You’re fishing for what?” They only became interested when I would say, “Yea, bull … Continue reading
The Reverend Horton Heat
King of Rockabilly Can’t remember where I was when I first listened to the Heat, but I do remember that an Ex couldn’t stand them, something about The Rev taking out his frustrations on a woman with a lamp post. … Continue reading
Mustad, Dai-Riki or Gamakatsu Hooks
Bad day with Dai Riki Sat down at the vice and banged out a few GIE’s the other day. Had a few completed and then I noticed an issue. The Dai-Riki hooks weren’t one piece. They had a gap at the … Continue reading
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Two Fly System
The GIE and Flashback Pheasant Tail. Ready to Rock. I used to tie a lot of flies. These days I buy a few or get them sent to me to test. Got two little ones running around the house so … Continue reading
Idaho’s Clearwater River Spey Clave
Spey claves offer great instruction and a chance to catch steelhead. Learning to Spey cast and having a blast on Idaho’s Clearwater As you may have read in my most recent post, I got skunked and dunked on the Clearwater … Continue reading
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Idaho’s Clearwater River and steelhead
GT gets blanked on the big river Err. Steelhead. I had a pretty good run of luck on the Clearwater until last year when I hooked three or four fish and never beached one. Prior to that I think I’d … Continue reading
Fall Hecuba Hatch
Hecuba, October caddis and eager trout It’s fall in Montana, not only in feel, but on the actual calendar now. There’s a lot of reasons to get upset with that knowledge because this summer, like all summers, went way too … Continue reading
Fall Browns on Montana’s Madison River
Wind, gear-chuckers, and high afternoon sun? No worries—sink the hopper and slay. Walked upstram and found more of the same, but I did discover a few little sidechannels that must not have looked too good to the gear guys because I … Continue reading
Angler’s Tonic T-Shirts
Own A Piece of Tonic Got the first shipment of Angler’s Tonic T-Shirts and I’m super excited about them. I followed the lead of Rob McAbee, who owns Bugslinger and produces lots of killer shirts and hats, to go with … Continue reading
Montana’s O’Dell Spring Creek
Cool fall days on some hot private water. Some days I feel fortunate to be alive and Friday was one of those. That’s because Jeff Laszlo invited me to fish on O’Dell Creek, which flows through the O’Dell Creek Ranch … Continue reading