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 | Oct 11, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River
My boys in Texas just got back from a long weekend in Big Bend National Park. Beers, Jack, no campfires cause the state burned up this summer, plenty of open space, a 100 games of washers (if you don’t know, google it) and a some solid guitar strummin’....
by admin | Oct 6, 2011 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River
Guided the Madison today in the pouring rain, wind, cold ass weather and then snow……my customer was a tough cookie and held up in harsh conditions. Yes, snow fell hard and is still falling from the sky. Howard Creek Ranch, on Henry’s Lake, has 8...
by admin | Oct 4, 2011 | 03. TECHNIQUES & STREAMCRAFT, 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide
O streamer I love to cast the, For you bring big brown troutz to me. Some call you Double Bunnys, Half Rabbits, Chunckn’ Heavy Chickens or Z-streamer. Strip you, swing you or on the dead, You will get eaten by your head. Articulation aint’ nothing new,...
by admin | Oct 3, 2011 | Madison River
Yesterday’s cloudy weather and rain showers made for a solid morning of trout fishing on the Madison River below Lyons Bridge. We had to work for our fish, but we got em’. Actually, the bite was spotty but lasted well into the afternoon and finally shut...
