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...
by admin | Jun 22, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING
Sunsets, Montana style. The snow is melting, the rivers will get a little dirtier, soon enough they all will fish. For now, rivers like the Missouri offer great nymphing for huge trout. The Beaverhead is fishing as well. The Firehole ain’t too shabby...
by admin | Jun 22, 2011 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Hebgen Lake, Madison River
A long day it is. The sun will set at 9:15 this evening and with this sunshiney day, there will be light in the sky well after 10 o’clock. Today has been a shade bit windy and the warmest thus far…….The first day of Summer has come in with a...
by admin | Jun 19, 2011 | Madison River
PPL Montana to increase flows to control Hebgen Lake elevation WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (June 17, 2011) — In response to above normal June precipitation and later-than-normal heavy mountain snowpack, PPL Montana will be forced to increase flows into the downstream...
