Although most anglers visit Montana in the summer, spring trout action here in Big Sky Country can be terrific. During late March and April–and before snow melt really starts–Montana rivers can offer some . . .
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A Montana Sampler: 5 Unique Fisheries in 5 Days
Montana is home to thousands of miles of high-quality wild trout water, and it would take more than a lifetimes to fish it all. Most anglers have heard of the blue-ribbon rivers such as the Madison, Yellowstone, Missouri, Gallatin, . . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: How to Catch Tailwater Trout All Winter, with Steve Galletta
This week’s interview is with Steve Galletta of Bighorn Angler in Fort Smith, Montana. The Bighorn fishes well all winter long, and Steve shares tips on how to catch tailwater trout throughout . . . Read More
Remembering Paul Roos, a Giant in the Montana Fly-Fishing Community
We are sad to share with you the news that legendary Montana guide Paul Roos passed away on November 10. Some of you may have had the pleasure of knowing Paul; others have heard of Paul; and still others are about to learn . . .
Read MoreClassic Video: Streamers, Inc.
One of the big hits from Saturday’s Down the Hatch Film Festival—held at Missoula’s historic Wilma Theater—was this hilarious video from Scumliner Media. It focuses on the social scourge. . .
Read MorePro Tips: Making the Most of the “Trico Trance”
Written by:Nick Chiasson, Forrester’s Bighorn River Resort
You can catch surprisingly big trout on tiny Trico patterns when the fish go into a trance.
Photo courtesy Forrester’s Bighorn River Resort
It’s Trico time again on the Bighorn River, and it seems that each year, the hatch gets longer and longer. Tricos are an incredibly fun dry flies to fish, especially on rivers like the Bighorn that . . .
Read MoreVideos: Three Terrific Patterns for “Trico Time”
Tricos (genus: Tricorythodes) provide some of the best late-summer action on the Battenkill, so here are three killer patterns from Tightline Productions. (And don’t miss the fabulous. . .
Read MoreClassic Video: Dead Flies Don’t Swim
Here’s a great classic video from John Arnold of Scumliner Media. It features Mark Raisler, of Headhunters Fly Shop, talking about the massive Trico hatches on the Missouri River and what it takes to catch fish then. Lots of trout coming to. . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Make the Most of Late-Summer “Hoppertunities”
Terrestrial 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 . . .
Read MoreClassic Video: Fly-Fishing the Gallatin Gateway
Chase and Aimee of Tight Loops have created another dispatch from their ongoing van trip fly-fishing around the American West. (Last month, they were in the Wyoming backcountry.) In. . .
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