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 5, 2011 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide
Yesterday the 5- 0hs and I floated from Pennington to Hell’s Canyon, fishing the Big Hole and the Jefferson in the same day. You may be asking, “who are the 5-0hs?” Both ER and Fella turned fifty this year, thus when I hang with them they are...
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 2, 2011 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide
With all the warm weather lately, I had not needed the gortex overalls in quite awhile. Last week, while on the Madison in YNP, I noticed a bit of water in my left foot…..leaks…..luckily I didn’t get cold as the high sunshine kept me warm as my wood...
by admin | Oct 1, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River
Here at BSA, we love the younger new school crowd who is embracing fly fishing withthe passion of the old farts. No offense to the old guys, because they are in need of respect, but the younger crowd is extremely important to future of angling with a flyrod. The old...
by admin | Sep 16, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River
When the phone last evening and informed me that a day in the rain was not what these folks were looking for, I said okay, and took the day off. What do guides do when they get a day off? Well………some get drunk and sleep in and yet others make a...
