Category Archives: Northern Rockies
Tate Takes Second in Ennis Father’s Day Fishing Contest
Second Place at the Father’s Day Fishing Contest Ok, so the Ennis father’s day fishing contest wasn’t fly fishing, not even close. But it was important, an angling introduction for a lot of kids, a chance to catch a pile … Continue reading
Big Hole River Blowout
Riding the Waves It’s salmonfly time in Montana, but the streams are mostly blown out right now with the Madison flowing mud and the Big Hole breaking free of its banks. I found that out firsthand yesterday when I accepted a … Continue reading
Beaverhead and Big Hole rivers, Montana
Burma Madnes It had to happen. Over the past 20 years I’ve driven somewhere in the neighborhood of 500,000 miles, many of them in bad weather over tricky roads and I’d never gone off the side…until Saturday. That’s when I took … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaverhead River, Big Hole River, Dan Summerfield
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Massive brown trout, Yellowstone River Montana
Brownzillas of the Yellowstone If you’ve had your head in the sand you may not have seen what recently came out of the Yellowstone River— a massive 27-inch brown. The fish was taken on a white sculpin, which is a … Continue reading
Laszlo Family and O’Dell Spring Creek
Some of the most progressive and important conservation work in the country is going on right out my backdoor in Montana’s Madison Valley, courtesy of a landowner who loves fish and wildlife, a person who put together a significant team … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch
A breathe through your nose event Southwest Montana’s big-name streams are best known for their massive salmonfly hatch, an event that brings large trout to the surface and anglers to the rivers in droves. If you choose to fish
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Tagged Mother's Day caddis, Yellowstone River
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The Madison River Gorge
Crazy ice every winter. Each year, typically in November, the Madison River backs up with ice and overflows its banks, the river creating new channels and winding through farm fields. In the
Bitterroot River post Skwala
Streamers on the Bitterroot I take a trip to Montana’s Bitterroot Valley each spring, usually in March or early April to get in on skwala madness, everything that that big, meaty stonefly affords. It’s chaos on the ‘root most spring … Continue reading
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Tagged Bitterroot, Dan Summerfield, Skwala, Torrey Cenis
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Spring, Montana, Madison
The Madison Ramble I grew up in Seattle back when Seattle had really bad weather. It’s no wonder that Seattle produces so many serial killers—that gray and soaking rain is a real bummer and there are times when depression penetrates … Continue reading
Streamers on the Big Hole…and Beer Bongs
Streamers, Mother’s Day Caddis … and Beer Bongs If you’ve read much of my work, including Fly Bible: Montana you probably know that the Big Hole River is my favorite Montana stream for a variety of reasons, some having to … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Hole River, Frank Kneeshaw, Mother's Day caddis
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