by admin | Jun 23, 2013 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
Molly and I got out for a float this week with some friends from Cody, a nice little treat as things are really cranking up here on the Madison River. The river is low, but clear and fishing quite well right now. There are all kinds of bugs hatching and the fish are...
by admin | Jun 17, 2013 | 06. IDAHO FLY FISHING, Henry's Fork
Wade fishing is one of my favorite past times. Why? Because it’s just you and the river – intimacy with a river is hard to come by unless one gets out of the boat and stalks trout. When wading, all your skills come into play: stalking, reach casts,...
by admin | Jun 13, 2013 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide
This morning, I took a walk with a buddy, to an unnamed stream in southwest Montana. A short drive really, and a bit of gamble for the fishing, but shit, who cares about the fishing, right? We walked slowly upstream, rigged with dry flies and streamers, with hardly...
by admin | Jun 12, 2013 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 06. IDAHO FLY FISHING, Henry's Fork, Madison River
There are Big Bugs throughout southwest Montana and parts of YNP. I caught my first trout of the season on Jacklin’s Salmon fly not too far from West Yellowstone…..love this pattern and Bob still ties them. There are not cheap, but this fly is hands...
by admin | Jun 4, 2013 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Missouri River
Below is a press release from the BLM that made it into my mail this afternoon. Down goes the Missouri….it’s gonna be skinny out there. The Madison is already low as well, but with the recent rains, they might be a bit more of the white stuff up there in...
