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 | Dec 17, 2010 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River, Missouri River
On the heels of another snow storm, which left us a few more inches of white gold, comes the super cold. Our only heat source -the woodstove – is cranking out the heat. Luckily, we cut an extra cord this Fall as something was telling me that Winter might just...
by admin | Oct 21, 2010 | Missouri River
When angling the Missouri River in October, mid to late October, one rarley expects to see 65 degree temps, sunshine, shit for hatches and no clouds……..for days on end. The wind won’t let up either and when there are no bugs and high sun, the wind...
by admin | Oct 17, 2010 | Missouri River
I love places like Joe’s, what a gem. My first visit here was in 1992, after a long day of floating Craig to Prewitt Creek. We parked along the railroad tracks next to Joe’s and walked across the street to O’Connel’s Store. They disliked...
by admin | Oct 11, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 10. THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE, Madison River, Missouri River
Our warm weather continues here in SW Montana. The past couple of days have had clouds and some rain, which have made the fishing pretty damn good. There is snow in the forecast for later today and tonight. YNP continues to have more runners, but the folks who...
