by admin | Mar 22, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River, Missouri River
Recieved this today from FOAM: House Bill 309, the ‘ditch’ bill, was tabled in the Senate Ag committee this afternoon. Amendments were offered to strip the bill of any mention of redefining what is a ditch and related access issues and to update the Stream...
by admin | Mar 13, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River, Missouri River
The Skinny….. Smith River: 118% Upper Yellowstone River: 110% Jefferson River: 101% Madison River: 104%…..West Yellowstone: 107% or 46 inches on the level. Gallatin River: 109% Missouri Main Stem: 118% The snow continues to pile up all over...
by admin | Feb 28, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River, Missouri River
I received this email update, as did every other FOAM Member, from Robin Cunningham. This pretty much lays it out there as far what you should do to help out. Read below and get on it. All of you…….Tuesday March 8th is the hearing. Sadly, I will be...
by admin | Feb 24, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River, Missouri River
I thought about this post for several days and almost didn’t write it. Fact is, there are times of the year which have always been for the anglers who live and work in Montana. There are even anglers who don’t fish in the summer as the solitude of...
by admin | Feb 21, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River, Missouri River, Yellowstone River
Robin Cunningham, the ED of the Fishing Outfitters Association of Montana has attended every session in Helena as our ear to the grindstone for almost 2 decades. Two weeks ago he informed those of us attending the Board of Directors Meeting in Bozeman about HB 309. ...
by admin | Jan 2, 2011 | Madison River, Yellowstone National Park Winter
This winter has been deep thus far. Very deep. West Yellowstone is sitting at 124% of normal snowpack on the first day of January, 2011. “Haven’t seen a Winter like this in 30 years” is the common phrase around town. Most drainages in the Madison...
