by admin | Nov 10, 2015 | Hebgen Lake
I finished up guiding a little over two weeks ago, but there’s still plenty of paperwork piled high that needs some attention prior to the arrival of the new year. As of late, my time has been spent walking the rolling hills of eastern Montana behind the...
by admin | Aug 26, 2015 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Hebgen Lake, Madison River, Missouri River
Flows and the damn Dam River flows in the Madison Valley, from Hebgen Dam to Ennis lake, are sitting pretty good right now as we shift from summer to fall. At the Kirby Gage, she’s registering at 994 cfs. Over the past few weeks, the heat and high sun have...
by admin | Mar 21, 2015 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Hebgen Lake, Madison River
Way back in late August of 2008, Hebgen Dam broke. The day it happened we sat there and drank beers, watching the lake drop six inches in 24 hours. A month later, PPL Montana got the situation “under control”, but none of us thought it would take this...
by admin | Dec 9, 2012 | Hebgen Lake, Madison River
Winter is back in Montana for the next 5-7 months. Most of the locals are the hill in BS for another powder day…….West Yellowstone narrowly missed getting pounded with the snow. Shit, we needed it. While November can feel like Winter, there is not one...
by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | Hebgen Lake
One can find lots and lots of rising trout on Hebgen Lake each day. There are flying ants, calibaetis, midges, tricos, damsels and a few caddis hovering around the lake. Hebgen’s elevation is sitting about 2 feet from full and those weed beds are starting to...
by admin | May 7, 2012 | Hebgen Lake
Took a boat ride on Hebgen Lake this afternoon. The wind was light, the sun was high and our fishing kinda sucked…..but….it was so fun to be on the lake. At one point, while running back across to another spot, where we caught a trout, several immature...
