Category Archives: Northern Rockies
October Caddis: This Big Bug Brings Trout To The Top In Droves
If you live in the northern Rockies and want to find fish rising to October caddis, your time to do so is coming up quick. And you have plenty of options to choose from: all the north Idaho rivers and … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Idaho, Montana, Northern Rockies, Uncategorized
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Montana Bull Trout Redd Numbers Decline
I love what bull trout bring to the table—a reason for kicking your ass to get into the backcountry where some of the best fishing for this native char is found. Each year I hoist the backpack and take off … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Montana, Northern Rockies, Travel
Tagged British Columbia Bull trout, bull trout, Montana
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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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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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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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Bull Trout on The Dry Fly
I’ve often wondered why more people don’t fish bull trout with dry flies. I’m not talking about dainty PMDs and micro caddis. Instead, I’m visualizing terrestrials—ants, beetles and hoppers. And a recent article from Idaho Department of Fish and Game … Continue reading
Trout Don’t Stop Eating When The Snow Flies
That time of year in the northern Rockies. We’re going from drizzling rain and low clouds to snow tomorrow. The Rocky Mountain Front is getting dumped on today and probably tomorrow, too. I don’t anticipate this snow melting away completely, … Continue reading
Adventure: The Wind Rivers and a Mexi-Shack Miracle
The last time I tried to survive on trout for a week, a major summer storm blew into the mountains and temperatures dropped below freezing. A three-season tent and a down sleeping bag kept me alive, but a trio of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Northern Rockies, Wyoming
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Best Offroad Tires for Hunting and Fishing
Summer is here and that means fall is quickly to come, and most of us will be out on the land fishing and hunting through it all. We may be restricted to our home waters and state borders—for the most … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Gear, Northern Rockies, Northwest
Tagged Best Off Road Tires, Truck Gear
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