Posts Tagged ‘fly fishing in Montana’
Montana’s Clark Fork River: A Return to Glory
By BRYCE MCLEAN - As most of you probably already know, they opened up the Clark Fork from Turah to Sharon last week. Just like the rest of Missoula I couldn't wait to fish it...and it didn't disappoint.... more
In Love with a River: Montana’s Bitterroot River
By MATT DEVLIN - (VIDEO) I'm frequently asked which of Montana's rivers is my favorite. My answer: the Bitterroot River--why? Because she's the hardest to catch fish out of. ... more
Early Runoff: Is the Skwala Hatch Finished? A Rundown of Area Rivers
By BRYCE MCLEAN - Here's a complete run down of the areas rivers so you can make an educated decision on where you want to fish this week.... more
The Mighty Missouri: My All Time Favorite Trout River
By BRYCE MCLEAN - As much as I love the movie "A River Runs Through it" and as amazing as the fishing on the Blackfoot can be, my all-time favorite trout stream Has to be the Missouri.... more
The Elusive Skwala Hatch
By BRYCE MCLEAN - I have been fishing the skwala hatch since I was 10 years old. And after all that time I've learned: If you think you "definitely" know when it's going to happen, you are most certainly going ... more
The Fish It Guide to Fall Flies
By MATT DEVLIN - The pigskin is flying, the leaves are a’changing, the trout aren’t so willing in the morning. Fall's arrived. Here are the best flies for the season.... more
The Year of the Big Blackfoot
By BRYCE MCLEAN - The Blackfoot River has once again risen to the top of many anglers' lists of the greatest trout streams in North America, and it has been sweet.... more
The Perfect Pair: Montana Craft Beers & Fly Fishing
By MATT DEVLIN & BRYCE MCLEAN - There's no better way to beat the heat than enjoying a cold beer while flyfishing. Here are our favorite local beer and river pairings.... more
Fishing Western Montana Lakes
The surrounding Missoula area is certainly best known for her rivers and streams, but when that famous Glacial Lake Missoula finally fled for the sea, more than a few phenomenal and sometimes over-looked lake f... more
A Flyfishing Dream Fulfilled
By BRYCE MCLEAN - Take it from me, go to Belize with a fly rod. There's no place like it. And there are few things like seeing 100 bonefish feeding 60 feet off your boat.... more
Spring Flyfishing Highlights and the Pursuit of a Dream
By BRYCE MCLEAN - (VIDEO) My dad, brother, and I have long dreamt of catching some big 'uns on a salt water fishing trip. The dream will soon be reality.... more
Spring Runoff: Big Wheels Keep on Turnin’
By MATT DEVLIN - When the rivers are blown and life is playing like a bad country song, there's only one thing to do: Ride it out in hope of clear, trout-filled waters.... more
How to Escape the Boat Hatch
By BRYCE MCLEAN - It's no mystery that spring brings good dry fly fishing the Bitterroot. But to escape the crowds, you've gotta venture to other rivers around Western Montana.... more
Zen and the Art of Not Fishing At All
By BRYCE MCLEAN - The other day, I was reminded of one of the great traditions of fly fishing: Not fishing at all, but just enjoying the scenery and watching the river flow by.... more
It’s Skwala Season on the Bitterroot River
By BRYCE MCLEAN - It's a special time of year to fish in Montana. When you look through snowflakes to see a 22-inch brown come up for a dry fly, you'll know what I mean.... more
Skwala Time
By ROB BREEDING. We’re just barely breaking the shackles of winter but things are about to turn on for fly fishers. March heralds the arrival of one of Montana’s great hatches: skwala stoneflies on the Bitt... more
Fishing the Bitterroot River
By MATT DEVLIN The Bitterroot River, commonly referred to as “The Root,” flows south to north through the knee-wobbling vistas that are the Bitterroot Valley. The main stem of the Root begins at the conf... more
Fishing Rock Creek
By MATT DEVLIN Rock Creek is, above all else, a trout stream. Its blue ribbon designation is well-deserved. From the beginning of the easily accessed stream at Gilley’s Bridge up near the town of Phili... more
Fishing the Clark Fork River
By MATT DEVLIN The Clark Fork River here in western Montana is the river that truly “runs through it.” It being our collective backyard, of course. We are so lucky to have such a diverse and productiv... more
Fly Fishing Film Tour This Friday at the Wilma
By BRYCE MCLEAN - The Fly Fishing Film Tour is this Friday at the Wilma!... more
Fall is for Swinging for Steelhead
By MATT DEVLIN and BRYCE MCLEAN - Fly-fishing for steelhead trout in the high-desert hills of eastern Idaho is all one could ever ask it to be.... more