by admin | Jun 10, 2011 | Madison River, Missouri River
Over the past 10 days, our weather has been a crazy as it gets. The Big Hole dropped 4000 cfs and then jumped 7000 cfs in three days. Snow, wind, all day rain and a little sunshine – but not much of the latter, is to blame for Montana’s crazy flows. My...
by admin | May 26, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River, Missouri River
Our weather for the past three days has been depressing. Wind, rain and now we get snow. Nothing makes one want to crack a few beers before 5 o’clock like a snowstorm in late May of a record snowpack year. The Trout Gods must be angry. It might be time to...
by admin | May 24, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
Pat Bond and I took off early this morning to meet up in the Madison Valley for a fencing project on the east side of the Madison River on the Granger Ranch. Their cattle like to utilize the banks of the river for water, but with O’Dell Creek flowing through...
by admin | May 23, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
I ran down to the Madison again today……why wouldn’t I? What else did I have to do? It is Sunday, but I woke up early just to get some work done before heading to the river. Emails, trip planning, deposits recorded in the book, preparations for...
by admin | May 21, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
We woke this morning to warm temps, broken clouds and sunshine. Looking west past Horse Butte and towards the Madison Valley, the weathter didn’t look so promising. As we rounded the north shore of Hebgen, lots of anglers could be seen fishing the lake. ...
by admin | May 21, 2011 | Madison River
The Madison is green and very fishable with about 18 inches of visibility. Nymphing will be king, but I would be they’ll eat a streamer too…..I have caught fish on dries at this color plenty of times. Not saying it will fish well with dries, but lots of...
