Author Archives: Greg Thomas
Irish Drinking: McCarthy’s Bar
Reading this will make you feel the need…for a drink When I was a kid I used to watch sports every second I could steal away from school, and when I wasn’t actually playing sports. I’d sit and watch the Sonics and … Continue reading
Drink of The Week: Moscow Mule
Moscow Mule I’m sitting in the Melrose Bar a couple weeks ago. It’s 8 a.m. and all of a sudden some copper mug rocks off its post and clanks on the floor. My friend grabs his head and says “Ouch.” … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails, Drink of the Week
Tagged Madison River, Melrose Montana, Moscow Mule
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Beaverhead and Big Hole rivers, Montana
Burma Madnes It had to happen. Over the past 20 years I’ve driven somewhere in the neighborhood of 500,000 miles, many of them in bad weather over tricky roads and I’d never gone off the side…until Saturday. That’s when I took … Continue reading
Posted in Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Beaverhead River, Big Hole River, Dan Summerfield
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fishPond’s Wildhorse Tech-Pack
All Day Capacity I spent last winter wandering around western Washington with this pack on my back, casting to sea-run cutthroats and chasing steelhead on big rivers. At first I was ready to dismiss the pack as a burden, but
Massive brown trout, Yellowstone River Montana
Brownzillas of the Yellowstone If you’ve had your head in the sand you may not have seen what recently came out of the Yellowstone River— a massive 27-inch brown. The fish was taken on a white sculpin, which is a … Continue reading
Laszlo Family and O’Dell Spring Creek
Some of the most progressive and important conservation work in the country is going on right out my backdoor in Montana’s Madison Valley, courtesy of a landowner who loves fish and wildlife, a person who put together a significant team … Continue reading
Screaming Trees Sweet Oblivion
Screaming Trees While Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Alice and Chains placed a stranglehold on the 1990s Seattle rock scene, another band, the Screaming Trees, was quietly jostling for position and pumping out some awesome tunes under the radar. Some … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch
A breathe through your nose event Southwest Montana’s big-name streams are best known for their massive salmonfly hatch, an event that brings large trout to the surface and anglers to the rivers in droves. If you choose to fish
Posted in Flies, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Mother's Day caddis, Yellowstone River
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Dave Hughes, Western Streamside Guide
Clear, concise, hatch-matching knowledge We’re moving into big-time hatch season in the northern Rockies and that means anglers could soon be perplexed by emergences of Baetis, Callibaetis, caddis and pale morning duns. After that it’s the salmonfly parade, along with … Continue reading
The Madison River Gorge
Crazy ice every winter. Each year, typically in November, the Madison River backs up with ice and overflows its banks, the river creating new channels and winding through farm fields. In the