by admin | Aug 27, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Hebgen Lake, Madison River, Missouri River
Having been way to busy to fish Hebgen much at all this summer, I finally got out there a couple of days ago with my good buddy Brian Worely. He lives on Hebgen for most of August guiding clients. Since BSA doesn’t have the proper GNF permit to outfit the...
by admin | Jul 31, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River, Missouri River
Big Sky Anglers has been busy guiding anglers from the Missouri to the Madison and even a couple of days in the backcountry of YNP. The trout above was caught this morning on a #18 dry fly. Well done Doug, that is a toad. Our rivers here in MT are continuing to...
by admin | Jul 18, 2010 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Missouri River
The Missouri had heads up all day long. At 6390 you won’t find finer dry fly angling. A few more hundred less and it is as good as it gets. Today’s pmd hactches in the upper reaches weren’t superb, but there were plenty of fish up to fool with. ...
by admin | Jul 8, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River, Missouri River
There are Salmonflies and Goldens just below Shelton’s Bridge. It seems to be just a pocket of bugs but the thick of the hatch is between Windy and Palisades. There are places where the trout are fat and lazy. Remember the last time you watched Monday Night...
by admin | Jul 4, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River, Missouri River
Flows: Madison below Hebgen 900 cfs Madison @ Kirby 1320 cfs Missouri below Holter 16000 cfs Yesterday was wonderful. One of those days which you stock in your brain and bring out sometime in January to relish. Prewett to Cascade. One of my favorite floats on...
by admin | Jul 2, 2010 | Missouri River
The Missouri River below Holter Dam is still flowing at 16,000 cfs. When will it end? Hmmmmm……..when the hail and rain stops in SW Montana. Baseball sized hail fell two days ago in Bozeman, MT damaging nearly everything. The Big Hole and Gallatin are still...
