Category Archives: Northern Rockies
Fly Fishing for Largemouth Bass
I know it’s trout time and that most people are focussed on moving water and those rainbows and browns rising to dry flies, but there are other options out there, likely close to your home. I passed on Montana’s trout … Continue reading
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Fishing Montana’s High Mountain Lakes
You can’t get into all the West’s mountain lakes right now, but most of them below 8,000 feet are accessible, free of ice, and offering eager cutthroat, rainbow and brook trout. A few lakes also hold golden trout, which are … Continue reading
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The Mount Jumbo Stumble
Things were going well today. A last couple hours with the girls before they head out with their mom for eight days. They’ve got a three-hour drive ahead of them so I decided to wear them out a little. I … Continue reading
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Small Stream Fishing in Montana
This is how it goes. You get an e-mail from a friend in Butte. He says he’s off work at five and that the upper Clark Fork looks good. He caught a few fish on dries there the night prior, … Continue reading
Fly fishing western Montana, for cutthroats
Couldn’t help myself yesterday. Had to get out on a water that I grew fond of last year, to see what was shaking. That half the state’s rivers are blown out didn’t set me back. I packed gear, said no … Continue reading
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Anglers Versus James Cox Kennedy: Ruby River Access in Peril
If there is one person in Montana who is single-handedly trying to wreck Montana’s stream access law and deny fishermen onto water they rightfully and legally can fish, it’s James Kennedy who’s a multi-millionaire from Atlanta and owns ranches in … Continue reading
Fun With Weather. A “summer” excursion to Montana’s Big Hole
Ah, late spring, almost early summer and here comes Memorial Day Weekend in the Pacific Northwest—with all the rain and snow that it’s known for. So there we were last Saturday, heading to the Big Hole River with the temperature … Continue reading
Rene’ Harrop’s 2012 Henry’s Fork River Fishing Forecast
Numbers and size should be up again. by Rene’ Harrop Throughout my entire memory I have relied on a fixed set of indicators when attempting to predict what lies ahead in a new year on the Henry’s Fork. Reflection on … Continue reading
Views from the Rattlesnake with author Laura Munson
Got to spend some time this week wandering on the mountain. The sense of relief and clarity I get from being above the city and looking out to the north and west is remarkable. So much wildness so close to … Continue reading
Bighorn River Algae Could Be A Pain This Summer
Montana’s Bighorn River is one of my favorite streams, with a variety of water and scads of trout. I used to fish it strictly during winter but I’ve made a few summer ventures there, too. And algae often is an … Continue reading