by admin | May 24, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River
The snow storm that rolled through Horse Butte yesterday morning headed northeast and revealed the sunshine. I grabbed my waders and drove on down to the Madison. With all the cold weather one might expect the feeder creeks to clear up. They had and Quake Lake was...
by admin | May 16, 2010 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide
I don’t hack into Joe’s Blog too often, but since it is a special day for him, I thought I would. Reading the following post seems that he got his birthday present a day early as the Maddie fished like a champ. Anyway, I just wanted to say have a good one...
by admin | May 15, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River
We arrived back home early Friday morning, around 1 or 2 am. The Smith was absolutely gorgeous. Hard to describe in words. In the coming days, once I sift through about 500 photos, I will write a little photo essay about our trip. As for the fishing on the Smith,...
by admin | May 8, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Missouri River
We are off for the Smith River…..well maybe, if Travis can get his shit together, we will make it to Camp Baker by dark. After the 60 mile river trip, we are heading to the Missouri for a couple of days.
by admin | May 6, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide
My buddy Neal Courtis, a one of West Yellowstone’s finest, sent me these photos this afternoon. Neal and his crew are putting in on Sunday, same day as us. We have been hearing these rumors of crazy weather around White Sulphur Springs, MT. Looks like...
by admin | May 3, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Hebgen Lake
On May 1st, 2010, the gravel roads around Hebgen Lake were opened back up to vehicular travel. The Madison Arm is free of ice. The bison have been using these roads for over a month, so watch out! Have I been on the lake you ask??? Hell no, well a little. I drove...
