by admin | Apr 25, 2009 | Madison River, Missouri River
Over the past week we have seen the 70 degree mark, followed by a foot of snow last night in Bozeman. I even got to wear shorts, flip-flops and a t-shirt for a few days while hanging out in Ennis catching up with an old friend. The Madison around Ennis is in prime...
by admin | Apr 17, 2009 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Hebgen Lake, Madison River
I woke to overcast and 25 degrees this morning. Off in the distance, past the Lake towards the Madison Canyon, it looks as if there are rays of sunshine pouring on to the ground…… I need rays of sunshine. It seems as if spring will never come. We got...
by admin | Apr 14, 2009 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River, Missouri River
As you can see from this photo, taken from Yetter’s Face, Hebgen is still frozen. There is a bit of open water around Duck Creek, the South Fork, the Madison Arm, but the main body of the lake is solid. There are still ice fishermen all along the north shore……sleds...
by admin | Apr 4, 2009 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River
I was in Bozeman yesterday to attend a FOAM meeting and afterwards I headed downtown to take care of business. While strolling through town in amazement of the explosion that leveled the Rocking R, Boodles and the American Legion, I walked in to the Salvation Army. I...
by admin | Apr 2, 2009 | Madison River, Missouri River
Summer?………not here. Sure, we haven’t been hammered with snow like the rest of the state; we only got 10 inches out of this last storm. Add that to the 2.5 feet still in my yard, and it feels like the doldrums of Winter. The sun poked out this afternoon and...
by admin | Mar 13, 2009 | Madison River, Missouri River
The reasons to fish our amazing state are endless: We have more fishable miles of blue ribbon trout water then anywhere else in the WORLD. The public access is unlike any other state in the union – keep your feet wet, and you’re legal. There are a...
