Author Archives: Greg Thomas
Bitterroot River post Skwala
Streamers on the Bitterroot I take a trip to Montana’s Bitterroot Valley each spring, usually in March or early April to get in on skwala madness, everything that that big, meaty stonefly affords. It’s chaos on the ‘root most spring … Continue reading
Posted in Flies, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Bitterroot, Dan Summerfield, Skwala, Torrey Cenis
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Loop’s Metalhead DVD
A Major Steelhead Adventure I can’t recall another type of fish that offers so many variables when pursuing them. With steelhed, you never know for sure if the fish have arrived from their saltwater existence to their freshwater natal birthplaces; you
Spring, Montana, Madison
The Madison Ramble I grew up in Seattle back when Seattle had really bad weather. It’s no wonder that Seattle produces so many serial killers—that gray and soaking rain is a real bummer and there are times when depression penetrates … Continue reading
Hatch Reel’s Custom Shop
Hatch’s Bad-Ass Custom Reels I’ve been fishing Hatch reels for four or five years now and other than one minor glitch with a prototype I’ve found them to be super-reliable and about the best looking piece of machinery you can … Continue reading
Ex Officio’s Nio Amphi Shorts
Badest Shorts in the Land OK, it’s still April and the weather forecaster is calling for six-to 12 inches of snow today with temperatures starting at 37 and falling to the mid-twenties by afternoon. I’m watching wind-driven snow fly by … Continue reading
Streamers on the Big Hole…and Beer Bongs
Streamers, Mother’s Day Caddis … and Beer Bongs If you’ve read much of my work, including Fly Bible: Montana you probably know that the Big Hole River is my favorite Montana stream for a variety of reasons, some having to … Continue reading
Posted in Flies, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Big Hole River, Frank Kneeshaw, Mother's Day caddis
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Montana giant trout on streamers. Now Time!
A Jefferson Drift It’s spring in Montana, although we’re supposed to get some major snow tomorrow. May hit the Madison anyway because the fishing is too good right now not to be on the water, no matter what’s falling from … Continue reading
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Tagged Bighorn River, Frank Kneeshaw, Jefferson River, Madison River, Streamers
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Fly Max Films Fish Like a Pro
April Vokey and a cast of Canadians If the Adventure Angling Group, a Seattle-based fly-fishing film company that dominated the genre for several years, failed in one capacity it’s that its work lacked storylines and relied completely on beautiful landscape … Continue reading
Blackfeet Reservation Lakes, Montana
Giant Trout on the Blackfeet Res It was April, the weather had turned, green grass poking through the scab brown lawn in Ennis, the sun rising higher each day, holding its own against night, winning the battle. The weather report … Continue reading
Posted in Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Blackfeet Reservation, Browning, Duck Lake, lake fishing
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Letherman’s World Cup
A Fly Fisher’s Guide to the World Cup: Part 1 By Troy Letherman Some people, my mother for one, operate under the assumption that the life of a fly-fishing writer mostly entails hoovering up all the free gear a guy … Continue reading