Category Archives: Northern Rockies
Forest Fires Have Montana’s Bitterroot Back on Track
I remember the Bitterroot Valley’s major fires in 2000 and 2003 and what that did to the attitudes of anglers—basically, it beat them down and many thought that the Bitterroot and its all important tributary streams would be destroyed, along … Continue reading
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Reasons to Fish This Winter. Because…
So, maybe you need a little incentive to get on the water this winter. You may have some snow on the ground, or it may be raining, but that’s no excuse not to be on the water. The fish are … Continue reading
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Winter Arrives In Montana—a visual
I used to publish a magazine called Tight Lines, and prior to that I put together a publication called Fly Line. These were great projects that were super beneficial to the angler, each article containing a ton of information on … Continue reading
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Biologists to Destroy Lake Trout Eggs in Yellowstone
Sounds like the National Park Service may finally have a solution for controlling non-native lake trout numbers in Yellowstone Lake while boosting sagging populations of native cutts. That would be awesome because Yellowstone Lake used to be one of the … Continue reading
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Chasing Mr. Big. A British Columbia Mule Deer Hunt
Just got back from, as it’s provincial license plate states, beautiful British Columbia. I left Missoula on the 2nd and returned on the 8th, the time between spent cruising the icy logging roads and climbing insanely steep ridges. The area … Continue reading
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Flathead River Basin Protection Finalized
Subconsciously, I’ve worried about Montana’s and British Columbia’s Flathead River Basin for years. Every now and then I get something across my desk that says British Columbia will allow mining in the headwaters of the drainage, which is one of … Continue reading
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Mule Deer in British Columbia’s south Chilcotin Mountains
I’ve spent too much time in the field this fall and not enough on the water. Some of that is because I’ve been being a good father, some of it’s related to hosting friends and family, and some of it … Continue reading
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Brown Trout After Dark
This isn’t something I do every day, but every once in a while I brave the dark and the possibility of bumping into bears or snakes or whatever else crawls around at night and has the ability to bite, and I throw for … Continue reading
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The West’s Small Streams: Go time now
Dry flies, eager rainbows and cutts If you’re an angler living in the West and have entrepreneurial spirit, this is the best time of the year. Here’s why: after a major spring/early summer runoff, when freestone rivers were bent out … Continue reading
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Bitterroot Cutthroats
Fast Float—West Fork Bitterroot The water is still high in most of the northern Rockie’s drainages, but some are running relatively clear and offering decent fishing. The West Fork of the Bitterroot and the mainstem Bitterroot are good examples. Took … Continue reading
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