Bill Cave & Friends just finished up their third trip the Missouri River in as many years. They love the fall for its solitude and the possibility of superb fishing. Weather can make or break a trip in October. Last year, in October, the group got the short...
It’s still Fall
More than one weatherman has been down right wrong the past 2 days. Yes, it snowed today, but the sun was shining most of the time. A breeze blew out of the north and sometimes west changing the weather patterns all day long. The soup during lunch was not madatory,...
Missouri River…late October
Hit the Missouri for a little recon today. Not too much bright sun, but the big clouds just wouldn't stick around long enough to make anything pop. Bugs were few, the weeds were plenty and we caught some nice fish. It wasn't stellar but fishing with G Falls and...
Off to the Missouri
Tomorrow morning, I leave for the Missouri River to guide for the next week....my last 5 trips of the 2011 season. The clients are due in Sunday and the trip actually starts Monday morning. G. Falls and I will prefish on Saturaday and Sunday as I need a couple days...
Kimball
A week ago, we were trundling down the highway somewhere in eastern Montana, bound for South Dakota. Our first night was spent in Deadwood.....gambling. I don't gamble.....very well. Learning this hard way over years, I keep my distance from the tables. However,...
SoDak Opener
Years ago, I listened to stories about 300 birds per field, daily bag limits by 12:30 (no hunting before noon in S. Dakota the first week) acres of private land and thought that might be a quality time. Earlier this summer, the invite was extended to hunt in...
BSA Spotting
My boys in Texas just got back from a long weekend in Big Bend National Park. Beers, Jack, no campfires cause the state burned up this summer, plenty of open space, a 100 games of washers (if you don't know, google it) and a some solid guitar strummin'. Coach...
More snow
The snow fell for most of the day yesterday, but turned to rain on the level. Head up the mountain, say 500 feet, and one would find falling snow again. There could easily be a couple feet in the high country. Pines and firs are covered and look reminiscent of...
snow
Guided the Madison today in the pouring rain, wind, cold ass weather and then snow......my customer was a tough cookie and held up in harsh conditions. Yes, snow fell hard and is still falling from the sky. Howard Creek Ranch, on Henry's Lake, has 8 inches on the...
Just another day…
Yesterday the 5- 0hs and I floated from Pennington to Hell's Canyon, fishing the Big Hole and the Jefferson in the same day. You may be asking, "who are the 5-0hs?" Both ER and Fella turned fifty this year, thus when I hang with them they are referred to as the 5-...
Ode to the Streamer
O streamer I love to cast the, For you bring big brown troutz to me. Some call you Double Bunnys, Half Rabbits, Chunckn' Heavy Chickens or Z-streamer. Strip you, swing you or on the dead, You will get eaten by your head. Articulation aint' nothing new, just gives us...
Fall??? It feels like summer…
Yesterday's cloudy weather and rain showers made for a solid morning of trout fishing on the Madison River below Lyons Bridge. We had to work for our fish, but we got em'. Actually, the bite was spotty but lasted well into the afternoon and finally shut down about...
Swimms
With all the warm weather lately, I had not needed the gortex overalls in quite awhile. Last week, while on the Madison in YNP, I noticed a bit of water in my left foot.....leaks.....luckily I didn't get cold as the high sunshine kept me warm as my wood stove in...
New School
Here at BSA, we love the younger new school crowd who is embracing fly fishing withthe passion of the old farts. No offense to the old guys, because they are in need of respect, but the younger crowd is extremely important to future of angling with a flyrod. The old...
Nymph’em Up
Yesterday, Sunday that is, was tougher than old rawhide on the Madison River. At points during the day, I wanted to give Bud and Gary their money back because the river just wasn't cooperating with their good drifts and well presented flies. Maybe it was the white...
angry Brown Trout
Come out and enjoy the fishing. Indian Summer is here....snow is coming.....winter too. Need I say more?
Toad
Layla and Warren got up early today and joined me on the Madison in YNP. The early bird gets the worm......or was it the brown trout ate the worm? Hmmm.....anyway. We swung flies through #1 with a bunch of grabs on streamers, then moved on downstream to nymph in...
Swing’n
I watched this guy fish through #1 this morning and near the end of the run, he hooked a lake runner. This brown was a fat 18 maybe 19 incher. The morning was not as productive as yesterday afteroon was. Oh well, I had the morning off and did manage a few grabs on...
YNP
These things are swimming up the river.......some folks are already here tempting them to eat their swung flies and drifted offerings. This afternoon, ER and myself paroosed the Madison in YNP looking for trout of the Hebgen kind. We hit up four different runs and...
white stuff & brown trout
Fall has arrived in fashion this year....it always does, I guess. Aspens have begun to change with the shorter days and white gold is in the hills. The browns have been on the bite, as have a few whitefish. There are caddis and BWOs hatching in certain stretches of...