Written by: Tim Linehan, Linehan Outfitting Co.
A couple years ago, while floating the Kootenai River in northwestern Montana, Bostonians––and fellow Red Sox fans––Tom and Sue Ukena had a great morning sniping trout with long leaders and size 16 Pale Morning Dun spinners. During lunch, . . .
Read MoreTerrestrial season on many western rivers is just getting going. When most anglers think western terrestrial fishing, they think grasshoppers. When hoppers are in abundance, they are a great food source for trout when not much else is hatching in . . .
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Here’s an amazing video from Todd Moen, of Catch Magazine, featuring some incredible dry-fly fishing during the annual pale morning dun hatch on McCoy’s Spring Creek and other. . .
Read MoreThe original CDC Black Caddis was tied by David Dill, a former Montana Highway Patrol captain who turned to his passions for fly fishing and fly tying upon retirement from the force. Dill’s fly. . .
Read MoreEach year at about this time, a great natural wonder occurs: huge clouds of small, dark caddisflies appear on most of Western rivers. Mother’s Day caddis (Brachycentrus americanus) emerge in huge numbers and are the first really big hatch of the . . .
Read MoreWritten by: Tim Linehan, Linehan Outfitting Co.
In the spring, daily conditions can change dramatically. Wednesday it’s cool, overcast, and the river is in great shape. Thursday you show up at the boat ramp to find that thunder storms in. . .
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On the rivers around Missoula, Montana, the dry-fly fishing starts early, when the Skwala stoneflies start hatching in March. As Denny Waln explains in this great video from PMD Productions, . . .
Read MoreMontana is one of the most popular fly fishing destinations in the country, but most of its visitors arrive during the relatively brief summer, between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Anglers who are willing to brave the elements . . .
Read MoreThis week my guest is Noelle Coley of Blackfoot River Outfitters in Missoula, Montana. Noelle is a serious winter fly fisher, with experience both in Colorado and Montana. She gives us great tips on flies, techniques, and of course dressing to keep . . .
Read MoreWritten by: By Andrew Grillos, Montana Angler
There are few things in fly fishing that are more satisfying than tying flies that adhere to the adage “less is more.” Soft Hackle flies are a perfect example of flies that play off simplicity, clean lines, . . .
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