by Steve Hoovler | Jul 5, 2020 | 03. TECHNIQUES & STREAMCRAFT, 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River, Match The Hatch
Fishing the iconic Salmonfly (Pteronarcys californica) hatch on the Fifty-Mile Riffle is an epic experience to say the least. Snow-capped mountains and lush green hillsides frame a robust river flush with the bounty of early season snowmelt. Tremendous browns...
by Jonathan Heames | Jun 10, 2020 | 03. TECHNIQUES & STREAMCRAFT, 04. GEAR REVIEWS, 06. IDAHO FLY FISHING, 10. THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE, Flies and Fly Tying, Fly Casting, Henry's Fork, Match The Hatch
Simply put, it is one of the most iconic pieces of trout water on Earth. The very mention of the storied Railroad Ranch section of the Henry’s Fork conjures images of expansive flats with large rainbow trout sipping away on the surface. Anglers who...
by Joe Moore | May 30, 2020 | Flies and Fly Tying, Match The Hatch
This fly first started out as a #14 rusty spinner and I tied it for the Madison River. At Lyon Bridge, the mornings can be filled with spinning mayflies dancing in the air above the boat ramp. It is always a wonderful sight to see, that’s for sure. For me,...
by Joe Moore | Apr 28, 2020 | Flies and Fly Tying
Back in 2004 I came up with this flying ant pattern while sitting at the vice in my house outside West Yellowstone. Back then, I lived on Denny Creek and my tying bench overlooked a meadow filled of three foot tall sage and high priced breeder bulls, and the southern...
by Joe Moore | Apr 25, 2020 | Flies and Fly Tying, Match The Hatch
Years ago, Gary La Fontaine tied the original buzzball on the Missouri River. Some say this fly looks like dead and decaying matter often seen floating in back eddies and that Gary tied the fly for midges shucks while hanging out at the Trout Shop in Craig. The...
by Jonathan Heames | Jan 27, 2020 | 03. TECHNIQUES & STREAMCRAFT, 04. GEAR REVIEWS, 08. ANGLING TRAVEL, Argentina, Chile
Stillwater fishing with flies is, in some ways, the final frontier of fly fishing to the United States angler. Our rivers get all the attention and most people’s romantic mental images of fly fishing are of standing waist-deep in a trout stream, making long casts to...
