by admin | Apr 11, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River, Missouri River
Bison, photographed off the front porch. This morning is warm, 33 degrees, overcast and not a hint of the W. I should be headed back down to the river, but the dogs are staring at me and I know what they are thinking…… I spent the last two days fishing...
by admin | Apr 8, 2010 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide
Those damn fly cups….. Since the wind won’t let up today, spoiling my angling efforts, I decided to finally sift through all the fly cups which accumulated last season. 39 cups total. Most guides will work out of these cups all season long, as its too...
by admin | Apr 4, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Flies and Fly Tying, Madison River, Missouri River
The Buzzball Cripple My buddy Mark Raisler, co-owner of Headhunters Fly Shop, showed me Lafontaine’s Buzzball a bunch of years while on the Missouri….he may have still been cooking at The Trout Shop Cafe at that time. When I have fished the Buzzball on...
by admin | Apr 3, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide
Dumping hard in SW MT….keep on praying…..8:00 am After a quick FOAM meeting in Three Forks yesterday I met up with Greg, Jim and Jeff on the Gallatin River. We caught a few fish on stoneflies, SJ Ws, egg patterns and prince nymphs. These boys fish...
