by admin | May 6, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Hebgen Lake, Madison River
Our snowpack is finally melting. Cabin Creek was dirty yesterday afternoon and while I did not see Beaver Creek, I would assume it was muddy too. The yard around the house melted out and bison have been using the much needed bare ground for browsing. A year ago,...
by admin | Apr 29, 2011 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River
Pictured above is the new boat ramp below Reynolds Pass Bridge. It is still under a bit of snow, but will be open by the 21st of May – Opening Day. I took a walk yesterday afternoon, upstream from here, and checked out this section of the river. There were...
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 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 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...
by admin | Apr 14, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
The parking lot at Varney Bridge was almost empty, except for a couple trailers from upstream which pulled in as we rigged the boat. Once Drew and I slid under the bridge, there wasn’t another boat in sight all day long. Not one. Ofcourse it was a Wednesday...
