by admin | Apr 26, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River, Missouri River
Just when I thought it might be safe to flip the driftboat and drag out the trailer……wham…..it dumped……..West Yellowstone called 8 to 10, Bozeman got 3. One could double that up in the mountains. Hard spring to be an elk or bison. How...
by admin | Apr 26, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide
At this rate, the Madison will never even get muddy….we might even be able to skip summer all together and go straight into winter 2011. We are 5 days from May with 3 feet on the ground…..maybe more. If this storm keeps up all night, we will have 2...
by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
McAtee to 8 Mile was the float. While that is a long ways, the Madison is flowing 1290 cfs and that is plenty of water to get through Cameron Flats. We started out slow stripping streamers on a Rio Outbound Short and moved a few nice trout off the deeper, rocky...
by admin | Apr 23, 2011 | Yellowstone National Park Winter
This morning’s cold temperatures, 5 degrees, would make it a tough time to be a bison calf. These little ungulates can be up and walking with in 2 hours of birth. Rumor has it that this little calf was born on the road. I saw another calf at Old Faithful...
by admin | Apr 21, 2011 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River
A blizzard just rolled through on Horse Butte, coated everything in a thick, heavy layer of white wetness. We are slated for more weather tonight….up goes the snowpack. The angling has been pretty good, but the lower elevations have been hammered with...
