Category Archives: Montana
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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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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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
Best Lake Fishing Tactics: Trolling Flies for Montana Trout
Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. Launched the boat the other day, rowed 50 yards away from the put-in and was stripping line from the reel when it dug into a gap in my old prototype Hatch and … Continue reading
Posted in Montana, Northern Rockies
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Kelly Galloup’s Favorite Streamer Flies
The water is up this weekend and some rivers probably aren’t fishable at this time. Others will be on the marginal side, but may offer some opportunities to fish streamers. All you need is a foot or two of visibility … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Flies, Montana
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Best Montana Fly Fishing Trips—South Fork Flathead River
It’s time to start dreaming about the best summer fly fishing trips for 2020, and if we are limited to doing so within our state borders this year, I drew a good card—Montana offers a lifetime of fly-fishing adventure and … Continue reading
Fly Fishing Through the Corona Crisis: Rock Creek, Montana
We’ve been told to stay at home, but we can access public lands. A mixed message for sure. All I know is that I can avoid all human contact if I just steer my truck to the river and hike … Continue reading
New Dog, New Day on Western Montana’s Rock Creek
Weatherwoman said sixty-something today in western Montana, which is absurdly warm for this time of the year. So, I threw responsibility down the tube, called a friend and said, “Rock Creek today.” Neither one of us was totally irresponsible—we both … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Montana, Uncategorized
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North America’s Most Interesting Hatches
I take a lot of pride in putting together what I hope all you would consider to be a great magazine. If you haven’t looked at American Angler in the past year or two, take a glance. I’ve changed it … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, British Columbia, CANADA, Culture, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Travel, Uncategorized, Wyoming
Tagged Fly Fishing Hatches
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