We posted the first teaser for “Through the Guides” more than a year ago, and then there was a second taste back in November. At last, the complete film by The Noble Lab is. . .
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Video: “Springish” in Montana
Cabin fever is a serious malady, so Joe Cummings and his buddies schedule an annual late-winter trip to help shake off the cobwebs and get ready for the serious fishing to come. As you’ll see, . . .
Read MoreVideo: Now Is the Moment to Save One of Our Great Rivers
Scan the Clark Fork watershed on any gorgeous day and you’ll see thousands of anglers, rafters, tubers, birders, hikers, and others in, on, and around the water. Zoom in and you’ll hear. . .
Read MorePhoto of the Day: Meat. . .It’s What’s for Dinner
Guide Todd Everts surveys his impressive streamer collection on the Missouri just below Craig, Montana.
Photo by Phil Monahan
Guide Todd Everts of PRO Outfitters has been guiding on the Missouri for a quarter century, so he knows a thing or two about what the trout like to eat. In spring, that’s often streamers. . .
Read MoreClassic Photos: A Guides’ Day in Yellowstone
Maggie Mae shows off a gorgeous Madison River brown, from inside the Park.
All photos courtesy Maggie Mae Kuhlman
Lone Mountain Ranch guide (and former Trout Bum of the Week) Maggie Mae Stone sent in another great set of photos from Yellowstone National Park, along with a. . .
Read MoreVideo: Winter Browns in Northwestern Montana
The coldest day of fishing I ever endured was in Montana, where the mercury read 17 degrees Fahrenheit. But the fish was great, which helped a body feel a lot warmer (but not the. . .
Read MoreTrout Bum of the Week LXII: Kubie Brown
Since moving out West, Kubie has spent a lot of time chasing cutthroat trout in Montana and Wyoming.
Photos courtesy Kubie Brown
Kubie Brown is a Vermont native who used to man the fly-fishing desk at the Orvis flagship store in Manchester, but he has since moved to Montana to pursue his fly fishing dreams. He is. . .
Read MoreVideo: Listen to the River, Floating the South Fork Flathead
Here’s a cool video, from Wild Confluence Films, that’s unlike anything we’ve posted before, in that it combines wilderness, great fly-fishing for native cutthroats, and the threat of one of nature’s. . .
Read MorePhoto of the Day: Pikeminnow Double on the Kootenai
Lovers of native fish might appreciate these oddballs from the Kootenai, even if they aren’t trout.
Photo by Tim Linehan
Tim Linehan—owner of Linehan Outfitting Co. and former Trout Bum of the Week—sent in this great photo from his home waters in northwestern Montana, along with a note: “Check out. . .
Read MoreTuesday Tips: Top 10 Flies for Winter Trout in Montana
Written by: Josh Duchateau, Firehole Ranch
Guide Josh Duchateau knows the value of getting out on the water in winter.
Photo courtesy Josh Duchateau
The mercury is getting more and more difficult to find in my thermometer. Most Montanans are trading their fly rods in for skis, but for the reluctant ones there are enough days with temps. . .
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