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5 Tips For Fishing The Lower Madison At High Water

June 08, 2016

Written by: Brian McGeehan, Montana Angler Fly Fishing

High water doesn’t have to be a problem, expecially in a shallow river like the Lower Madison.
Photos by Brian McGeehan

The Lower Madison–the section of the Madison River below Ennis Dam down to the headwaters of the Missouri–is one of the most reliable float fisheries in southwestern Montana during . . .

Video: Living Rivers—Cast

April 19, 2016

At this year’s Orvis Guide Rendezvous in Missoula, Montana, the keynote address was not delivered by some crusty veteran, offering pearls of wisdom from his decades on the. . .

Classic Trout Bum of the Week: “Dirty” Mike Elliott

April 18, 2016

Written by: Abigail Dennis

Mike Elliott poses with a gorgeous Madison River brown trout.
All photos courtesy Mike Elliott

“Dirty” Mike Elliott isn’t your typical fly fishing guide. No, he’s a true Montanan: he hunts, night calves and seeks shed antlers. But he’s best known as one of Madison County’s best fly. . .

Photo of the Day: Big Bitterroot Brownie

April 14, 2016

Written by: Matthew Churchman, Blackfoot River Outfitters

John Herzer (right) shows off the huge Bitterroot brown landed by Jason Cotta.
Photos courtesy Blackfoot River Outfitters

What can you do if the fishing is slow and everybody needs a boost? Catch a two-footer, that’s what. Our recent spate of higher-than-normal temperatures in Missoula brought the rivers up. . .

Video: “Carpology” Part 1 by Todd Moen

April 12, 2016

Summer temps hover in the upper 90s, and there are rising carp on Montana’s Missouri River. Unlike trout or steelhead or bonefish, carp feed in a frenzy known to some anglers as the. . .

Photos of the Day: Mother-Daughter Day on Montana’s Flathead River

April 11, 2016

Aubrey is all smiles and looks like a pro the way she’s holding that cutty.
Photos courtesy Glacier Anglers

Fly-fishing literature is rife with tales of fathers and sons, but that’s not the only parent-child option. Darwon Stoneman of Glacier Anglers in West Glacier, Montana, sent in these great photos of. . .

Video: Watch Pippa’s First Trout and Help Support Casting for Recovery

April 08, 2016

Young Pippa—daughter of Simon Perkins, Senior Manager of Orvis Adventures and Hunting, and his wife, Els Van Woert—has already been featured on this blog. Born into a sporting family, . . .

Photo: “Orvis Girls” on the Run in Southwestern Montana

April 07, 2016

Written by: Maggie Mae Stone and Jenny Mayrell-Woodruff

Maggie (left) and Jenny shared a three-day tour of some of Montana’s iconic trout waters.
Photos by Maggie Mae Stone and Jenny Mayrell-Woodruff

We are #orvisgirls

The genesis of this was two years ago in Missoula, Montana at the Orvis Guide Rendevous. In a very male-dominated sport, it was no surprise that the few talented and able female anglers. . .

Video: “Seasons of the Stone” Teaser

March 31, 2016

Here’s a great trailer for for an upcoming production called “Seasons of the Stone,” which will follow a group of ten female anglers across three states and 1,000 miles in the Greater. . .

Photo: Cold and Alone on the Madison. . .but Not Lonely

March 29, 2016

The rainbows on the Upper Madison were feeding heavily, despite the cold.
Photo by Maggie Mae Stone

Maggie Mae Stone—a guide at The Tackle Shop in Ennis, Montana, as well as a former Trout Bum of the Week—sent in this cool shot from a solo trip she made yesterday. Here’s her. . .