Just coming off an awesome ‘Mother’s Day’ caddis hatch! I was fortunate enough to have a day off on May 7th and fished the lower Madison with Gunnar Folsom. Caddis were fluttering about and the trout were looking up! It was exhilarating to catch a few on the lime trude. There’s nothing like seeing a…
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Yee Haw ~ spring fly fishing is in full force in SW Montana and it is not disappointing! The rainbow trout are colored up magnificently. The wild brown trout are wonderfully aggressive. And the native whitefish are rounding out the day perfectly. Natural colored zonkers and olive/brown girdle bugs are producing great catches day after…
Read MoreWinter fly fishing is a beloved past time for locals in SW Montana, but personally, I’m a bit of a wimp. If I have to dip my rod in the water after each cast to clear ice build up on the eyelets, I’d rather be crossing country skiing. So, I was thrilled to see a…
Read MoreThe 2012 fishing season may just go down in history as being one of the best, most consistently producing years on the Madison River in the last 7-10 years ~ and it’s not over yet!! All you have to do is peruse the photo gallery to see healthy wild trout after trout. I kept expecting…
Read MoreGet out here if you can!! TheMadison Riverhas been on fire! The trout are feeding and they have a cornucopia of bugs to choose from. Salmon flies are out and big, huge foam imitations have been getting some nice looks. But, that’s not all…then there’s stone flies, caddis, pmd’s ~ oh my! Not too mention…
Read MoreThe pmd hatch was epic today on McCoy’s spring creek! Dries, cripples, emergers, and nymphs were too good to resist! Check out our facebook page to see photos of the monsters caught. They’ve clearly been hitting the pmd buffet
Read MoreWhat a start to the 2012 fishing season! Each day folks experienced consistent fishing, catching healthy, feisty, wild trout. Usually, there will be at least one “off” day when the trout just aren’t eating. But, that has not been the case for our guests over the past month. The bite has been on! End of…
Read MoreWith winter upon us, our rods are put away and we find ourselves daydreaming about what was in 2011, and anxious for more great fishing in 2012. There are some die hard fly fisherman still hitting the water, but the ice chunks and short days personally have me reflecting on 2011 instead of out on the…
Read MoreYellow sallies, pmds, mayflies, caddis, midges, AND salmon flies ~ oh my! The Madison River is a walking advertisement for trout-rich insect life right now. We are happily experiencing the benefits of an extraordinary snow pack that then lead to a big run off. In fact, our area rivers’ flows are just coming down with…
Read MoreMay 8th, 2011 Spring fishing is in full swing and we can’t ask for anything better ~ our wild trout are in a feeding frenzy after the long winter! The brown girdle bug takes the cake for catching the most trout so far. This rubber legged stone fly nymph imitation seems irresistible. Right on time, the famous…
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