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A day with Dad

Fishing with my Dad this afternoon started out a little slow, but we managed to find several nice trout looking up for ants, moths and hoppers.  Lots of insects hatching today on the upper Madison from the Slide all the way past $3 Bridge.  Not too many anglers...

Cool mornings, warm afternoons

For those angling on the Madison the past few days, in the float stretch, it doesn’t get any more beautiful.   The wind has finally laid down (don’t worry, it will blow again….probably tomorrow) as this seems like the windiest season to date.   The...

Don’t forget that rain jacket……

The past couple of days could’nt have been any different.  Today – hot, sunny and a so-so bite on the dry fly.  The morning was cold and once things warmed up the fish just kind of slid off the bite wih the high sun.  Wind, large hail and torrential rain...

Missouri River Report

 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...