by admin | Apr 13, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
With the help of a good friend, I get to fish today. He says he’ll row the boat the entire day, but I wouldn’t mind rowing a bit. Last time I wet a line? January 18th. Ya, that is a long time for someone who lives so close to world class fly...
by admin | Apr 10, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
Madison River Flows Below Hebgen – 1050 cfs Varney Bridge (Cameron Gauge) – 1260 cfs The urge to get out of the house and away from the snow was too strong yesterday. While actually fishing is still a ways out for me, I just had to go and sit by the...
by admin | Apr 7, 2011 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Flies and Fly Tying, Madison River, Missouri River
The biot body stonefly might be the only other stonefly nymph I fish, although the prince nymph is hard to beat…..I cannot lie, so add that to the list…..3 patterns to imitate these insects. The first biot stoneflies I saw were tied by Mike Mercer, his...
by admin | Apr 4, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River
Stoneflies are a large part of a fishes’ diet year around. A Rubber Leg Stone Fly Nymph just might be one of the most fished flies on all the freestone rivers in SW Montana. A versatile pattern, which can be swung off the banks with 2x, bobbered up –...
by admin | Apr 2, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
We arrived home last night after a great week in Cody, Wyoming. While I would love to tell you stories filled with huge trout caught on dry flies and streamers, I cannot. At the bowling alley cracking beers with the locals, I was brough up to speed on exactly how...
by admin | Mar 23, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 10. THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River
Over the past several years, anglers and biologist alike, have noticed a decline in Rocky Mountain Whitefish on the Madison River. Some anglers believe that Whitefish are a plague to the Rocky Mountains and when this resentment comes aboard my vessel, I kick it...
