by admin | Oct 24, 2011 | Missouri River
Hit the Missouri for a little recon today. Not too much bright sun, but the big clouds just wouldn’t stick around long enough to make anything pop. Bugs were few, the weeds were plenty and we caught some nice fish. It wasn’t stellar but fishing with G...
by admin | Oct 21, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Missouri River
Tomorrow morning, I leave for the Missouri River to guide for the next week….my last 5 trips of the 2011 season. The clients are due in Sunday and the trip actually starts Monday morning. G. Falls and I will prefish on Saturaday and Sunday as I need a couple...
by admin | Jul 22, 2011 | Missouri River
Six days ago I snuck out of town and headed up to the Missouri for a 5 day stint with Jin, Mike and the rest of the crew who join us each year in Craig. While it was hard to leave the Madison River and it’s dry fly madness, I knew that the Missouri would...
by admin | Jun 29, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 06. IDAHO FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Henry's Fork, Madison River, Missouri River
I arrived home from the Missouri yesterday afternoon to excited dogs and a plethera of mosquitoes. The warm temps have cranked up the biting flies and rivers have risen slightly as well. The Missouri is stable at 21,800 out of Holter Dam. Some folks think it will...
by admin | Jun 25, 2011 | Missouri River
The Missouri is getting bigger by the day. 21,000 cfs this morning. The word on the street is 23K by Tuesday. The good news is that is river is still nymphing pretty darn well. Crayfish, worms, stoneflies, pmd nymphs, caddis pupa are all fooling trout, but I...
by admin | Jun 24, 2011 | Missouri River
Yes, the river is big here in Craig, Montana – 18,000 cfs below Holter this evening. Swollen is another word for it…..it’s fishy too. Riggin’ deep in these flows, with lots o lead, is key. Some banks have us throwing short with a couple of...
