I moved back to Missoula, Montana, recently enough that I’m still catching up on the fishing trips I missed while I was gone. That’s why I was sitting shotgun in Nick’s truck last Friday, when we spooked a scraggly, . . .
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Video Pro Tips: How to Fish from a Drift Boat
A while ago, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions headed out to the Yaak Valley–near Troy, Montana–to visit Tim and Joanne Linehan of Linehan Outfitting Co. Our two favorite Tims together at last!
Read MorePro Tips: Fishing Montana’s Smaller Trout Streams
Written by: The Staff of Montana Angler
It’s not the Madison or the Yellowstone, but streams like this offer great fly fishing for trout.
All photos courtesy Montana Angler
As the winter snow flies in Montana, it is easy for the mind to wander to warmer days spent exploring the intimate streams that we fly anglers hold near and dear to our hearts. Perhaps a sense of . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Set-Up Rigs for Nymphs, Streamers, and Dry-Droppers
Written by: Luke Lowery
If your nymph isn’t at the right depth, the fish won’t eat it.
Photo by Sandy Hays
With the nice weather we’ve been having in Montana, anglers are flocking to the Madison. The most common questions I get in the shop are about how to set up a rig properly. I will go. . .
Read More5 Flies for the Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch
Each 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 MorePodcast: Northwestern Montana Trout Fishing, with Tim Linehan
This week, I have the pleasure of interviewing perhaps the nicest human being on the planet, Tim Linehan of Linehan Outfitting Company in Troy, Montana (2020 Orvis-Endorsed Outfitter of the Year). I think listening to this interview gives you a sense . . .
Read MoreHow to Tie and Fish Soft Hackles for More Trout
Written 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, . . .
Read MoreClassic Tips: 5 Keys to Winter Streamer Fishing
Written by: Tim Linehan, Linehan Outfitting Co.
Linehan Outfitting Company guide Sam Stevenson with a thick Kootenai winter bow.
Photo courtesy Linehan Outfitting Company
If you’re heading out on the river to fish streamers in winter, you need to think a little differently. Here are a few of my best tips for adjusting tactics to score when the mercury is low: . . .
Read MoreWinter on the Madison Can Be a Blast
Written by: John McKinnie
A bluebird day on the Madison chases the winter blues away.
All photos by John McKinnie
We were headed to the Madison on a blustery January day. We departed the ranch around 8 a.m. with the temperatures hovering around 5 degrees. As we drove through the Gallatin Canyon. . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tip from a 9-Year Old: How to Double Haul
Dawson may be just nine years old, but he can throw a fly line.
Once an angler sees what the double haul can do, he or she wants to master it—perhaps to cast farther or maybe just to impress others. But some people struggle with the concept, the timing. . .
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