Category Archives: US & Canada
Winter Midging 101
Straightforward Midge Tactics Most people think that a trout’s diet consists mostly of big insects, such as the heralded salmonfly, golden stonefly and green drake. But the reality is this: no other insect is as important to trout as the … Continue reading
Tagged Out: Montana Mule Deer
Benelli Day 3 Yesterday was Day 3 of the Benelli On Assignment hunt and there was some pressure to score. We’d seen lots of bucks and tried to stalk a few but, each time, we got busted by does and … Continue reading
Benelli On Assignment, Day Two
Day 2 5:30 a.m. One of the reasons I like living in Montana is seeing such an abundance of wildlife. The ranch I’m currently hunting is filthy with animals and my tally from yesterday reflects that: in 10 hours of … Continue reading
Benelli Hosted Hunt
5:30 a.m Central Montana I’m currently being hosted on a 13,000-acre central-Montana ranch with private access to one of the most unique and trout-rich streams in the West. But I’m not fishing. This time I’m on a hunt as part … Continue reading
Winter fishing, Montana, Idaho
McCrystal, the Creek, and a crack head gone mad Living in a region that sees four distinct seasons has its advantages, but it also has some pitfalls, one being that most of us spend the five quality weather months speeding … Continue reading
Posted in Idaho, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Madison River, Silver Creek, South Fork Boise, TR Mcrystal
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Streamer 101 with Kelly Galloup
All you need to know to smack them. If you’ve thought about chasing the Madison River’s largest brown trout, at once envisioning yourself in a photo hoisting a five-pound-plus hookjawed male, now is the time to do so—air temperatures in … Continue reading
Posted in Flies, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Big Wood River, fall streamer, Kelly Galloup, Madison River, Silver Creek, South Fork Snake
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Scars and Steelhed on Washington’s Grande Ronde
Grande Moments on a River Ronde By Seth Norman February, 2003 Greg’s stopped bleeding, pretty much; but even though I’ve apologized sincerely and often, each time trying not to laugh at the wad of something pasted to his forehead, he … Continue reading
Posted in Absinthe Lounge, Northwest, Steelhead, Washington
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Chromatose on The Clearwater
Karaoke and Chromers on Idaho’s Clearwater I can say this with certainty: if you want to hit the steelhead early in the morning don’t visit the Oasis or the Clearwater Club in Orofino, Idaho, especially if you see some revved … Continue reading
Steelhead on Alaska’s Anchor River
The strippers were pissed off. Apparently we hadn’t given them enough money. And now their pimp had a microphone in hand and was calling us out as cheapskates. What were we supposed to have done, we wondered? We placed ones … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Northwest, Steelhead
Tagged Good Time Charlies, Kenai Peninsula, Soldotna
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Whitefish Love/Whitefish Hate
There’s only one place in the world where the Rocky Mountain whitefish gets its due. That’s in Idaho, in the Big Lost River drainage, where whitefish are towing the line