Category Archives: US & Canada
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
Posted in Flies, Montana, Northern Rockies
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
Posted in Flies, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Big Hole River, Frank Kneeshaw, Mother's Day caddis
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Montana giant trout on streamers. Now Time!
A Jefferson Drift It’s spring in Montana, although we’re supposed to get some major snow tomorrow. May hit the Madison anyway because the fishing is too good right now not to be on the water, no matter what’s falling from … Continue reading
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Tagged Bighorn River, Frank Kneeshaw, Jefferson River, Madison River, Streamers
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Fly Max Films Fish Like a Pro
April Vokey and a cast of Canadians If the Adventure Angling Group, a Seattle-based fly-fishing film company that dominated the genre for several years, failed in one capacity it’s that its work lacked storylines and relied completely on beautiful landscape … Continue reading
Blackfeet Reservation Lakes, Montana
Giant Trout on the Blackfeet Res It was April, the weather had turned, green grass poking through the scab brown lawn in Ennis, the sun rising higher each day, holding its own against night, winning the battle. The weather report … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackfeet Reservation, Browning, Duck Lake, lake fishing
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Drink of The Week: Moonshine
Moonshine Madness, Salmon, Idaho style Maybe I shouldn’t admit this, but I once built a still under my grandparent’s deck. I got a few dribbles of liquid, not much, but enough to have probably caused my frustrations with
Posted in Cocktails, Drink of the Week, Idaho, Northern Rockies
Tagged Idaho, Moonshine, Salmon River
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