Tag Archives: Big Hole River
Southwest Montana Spring Brown
You can get great dry fly fishing during spring in southwest Montana, but this time of year always screams streamers and brown trout under snowcapped peaks with brilliant green lining the foothills and river corridors. It really is the prettiest … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Big Hole River, Missouri River, Spring fishing
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Fun With Weather. A “summer” excursion to Montana’s Big Hole
Ah, late spring, almost early summer and here comes Memorial Day Weekend in the Pacific Northwest—with all the rain and snow that it’s known for. So there we were last Saturday, heading to the Big Hole River with the temperature … Continue reading
Big Hole River Brown Trout
Floated the Montana’s Big Hole River on Friday, a trip that I try to take on an annual basis every May. It’s not a time when you’ll get big numbers, but that’s rarely the case high on the Big Hole, … 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
Posted in Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Beaverhead River, Big Hole River, Dan Leavens, Jefferson River
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The Western Spruce Month Fly Fishing Blitz
The West’s New Spruce Moth Blitz NOTE: This article previously appeared in Fly Fisherman Magazine. Thought you still might glean some valuable information from these words. If I remember correctly, some people were pissed to see the spruce moth hatch … Continue reading
Posted in Flies, Idaho, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Big Hole River, Gallatin River, Madison River, Spruce moth
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Big Hole River: An unplanned canyon run
Blunder on the Big Hole There are a variety of possibilities regarding why I missed a takeout on the Big Hole River last Saturday. Could have been foggyness from the night prior at Wise River Club. Or it could have … Continue reading
Posted in Absinthe Lounge, Montana, Northern Rockies
Tagged Big Hole River, Torrey Cenis, Wise River Club
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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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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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Big Hole River Grazing Leases Could Kill Off Grayling
Conservation Group says BLM sending native grayling to extinction. One of the coolest aspects to fishing southwest Montana’s Big Hole River is that you stand the chance, especially on the upper and middle portions of the river, to catch a … Continue reading