Tag Archives: bull trout
Montana Bull Trout Redd Numbers Decline
I love what bull trout bring to the table—a reason for kicking your ass to get into the backcountry where some of the best fishing for this native char is found. Each year I hoist the backpack and take off … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Montana, Northern Rockies, Travel
Tagged British Columbia Bull trout, bull trout, Montana
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Bull Trout on The Dry Fly
I’ve often wondered why more people don’t fish bull trout with dry flies. I’m not talking about dainty PMDs and micro caddis. Instead, I’m visualizing terrestrials—ants, beetles and hoppers. And a recent article from Idaho Department of Fish and Game … Continue reading
Swinging, for British Columbia Bull Trout (Video)
Spent some time in British Columbia in October and recently put together a little video on that trip for American Angler. The target was bull trout because I’d gotten word that there were some brutes eating streamers, including patterns that … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Northwest, Videos
Tagged British Columbia, bull trout, Fly Fishing For bull trout
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Ned’s Dead
A backpack trip into north Idaho’s cutthroat and bull trout bastion brings humor and grief, via an unexpected surprise in wading boots. Note: I gave a presentation last night to the Fly Fisher’s of the Bitterroot Club in Hamilton, Montana … Continue reading
South Fork Boise: Update on bull trout
Back in January I was speaking with Nick Coe, who works with Icy Bay Lodge out of Yakutat, Alaska, a silver salmon fisherman’s paradise. He spends winters in Idaho and recently sent a text with some interesting pics after fishing … Continue reading
Hot Weather? Salmon River Fish Move to Tributaries
Concentrate on Tributary Mouths and You’ll Find Fish I used to interview the chief biologist for every major stream in the northern Rockies—each year—and I learned a ton of useful information from many of them. There were things that we … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Idaho, Northern Rockies
Tagged bull trout, Cutthroat Trout, Salmon River
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Ruling Gives Bull Trout More Protection
A new future for bull trout begins I started fishing bull trout back in the early 1990s on western Montana’s Rock Creek. People used to say, “You’re fishing for what?” They only became interested when I would say, “Yea, bull … Continue reading
Ned’s Dead
A North Idaho Near Disaster Backpack trips into remote trout streams are usually about having too much stuff—too much food, too many pairs of underwear,
Posted in Backcountry, Idaho, Northern Rockies
Tagged bull trout, North Idaho, westslope cutthroat
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British Columbia Bull Trout and Cutthroat
Hard going for big trout Over time, and especially now that my life includes family, I’ve learned that each extended trip to some fresh fly-fishing turf ought to be lived like it’s the last time you’ll ever see the place. … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, CANADA, Northern Rockies
Tagged bull trout, cutthroat, Fernie, Jeff Wogoman
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