Category Archives: Northern Rockies
Skwala Stoneflies, Southwest Montana Style
I thought it was a little late in the season for skwala stoneflies but I got out on the water yesterday with Dan Summerfield and we saw more skwalas on the water than either of us has seen before. At … Continue reading
Chasing Wolverines in the Madison Range
Dead elk, pissed off vets, and climbing in wolverine dens. Not for the meak. Standing near the top of a 10,000-foot mountain in south- west Montana, I found an elk calf carcass, decapitated with a leg ripped from the hip … Continue reading
Eastern Idaho Carp Classic 7
Big fun, big fish on Idaho’s Blackfoot Reservoir. Wanted to let all of you know that an event is taking place in eastern Idaho that shouts-out to all who love warmwater fishing
Spring at Varney Bridge
Madison River rainbows at Varney Bridge. As access points go, Varney Bridge on the Madison River is likely one of the most heavily used in the state. That doesn’t mean there aren’t good fish to be found in the area … Continue reading
Big Hole River Salmonfly Blitz—all or nothing
Want a deal? Book for June. Montana’s outfitters and guides are reporting good bookings for 2011 with the exception of June. That makes sense because, as I write this, the snow is falling
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Tagged Beaverhead River, Big Hole River, Dan Leavens, Jefferson River
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Miracle on Montana’s Missouri River
An ironic twist of fate. You either hate them or you hate them. And I’m not talking about whitefish and wind-knots. I’m talking about that little, evil creature called the mosquito. If you fish the Rocky Mountain region this summer, … Continue reading
Columbia River Steelhead Run to be Average in 2011
Note: Here’s a recent report as posted on Columbia Basin Bulletin. Recent years have provided record-breaking steelhead returns to the Columbia Basin tributaries, but 2011 isn’t expected to be as phenomenal as past years. In fact, it’s supposed to be
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Tagged Columbia River, Steelhead
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Brian O’Keefe: Free Lunch Grizzly Bar
Slinging on the Madison in the 1970s. By Brian O’Keefe I think it was ‘round 1978, I was doing a solo trip to Montana after guiding steelhead on the North Umpqua River in Oregon. Thousands of casts and a handful … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian O'Keefe, Madison River
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Trout Saturation, Wyoming’s Wind River Range
Too much trout and a poached Baby Ruth lead to 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 … Continue reading
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