The 5 Flies to be Successful during the Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch
The 5 flies you need to be successful during the Mother Day Caddis Hatch. Each year about this time a great natural wonder happens. A huge hatch of small dark caddis happen on most of the western rivers. These small caddis or Brachycentrus americanus hatch in huge numbers and are the first really big hatch of the year. Some years runoff comes early and the hatch happens without a single fish being caught. But, on other years when the water stays in shape this hatch produces some of the best ...
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January Montana Fly Fishing Newsletter
Website About Guided Fishing Blog Fishing Reports Contact Shop Dear Friends, Winter in the Trout Capital of Montana has been more exciting than normal. Lots going on in Ennis and Montana. A steady stream of cars with ski's on top pass the store every day headed up the mountain to Big Sky. Most folks are ...
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Montana Trout Bums Please Support Mt HB5678
Montana Trout Bums Please Support HB5678 January in Montana can be a tough time for a fly fisherman. The weather is less than ideal with only a few good days. The ski bunnies are all hopped up on frapichinos and constantly spew bro brah rhetoric about epic days. Snowmobilers are high off the exhaust of 2 cycle motors. Solid spring dry fly fishing feels a world away. The amount of sunlight each day would not grow a mushroom. Lastly, the summers money is quickly running out and trips to the ba...
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2018 The Year of the Dry Fly
2018 Fishing Season in Review The Year of the Dry Fly This past years fishing season might just be one of the best we have ever seen. Huge amounts of snow fall and reserves kept most rivers cold and clear all summer. The completion of the Hebgen Dam on the Madison River to a true bottom release and a favorable summer season made for some outstanding fishing. Our season started like most do in March on our home water of the Madison. Fishing got going a little late with old man winter han...
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Happy Thanksgiving from The Tackle Shop
Website About Guided Fishing Blog Fishing Reports Contact Shop Dear Friends, Thanksgiving is always my favorite holiday by far. Mostly because of a few main factors. First it comes directly at the end of our guide season. We have been guiding fisherman and then hunters from about April 1 and this is the first real break we have see from a 7 day a week schedule for month...
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November In Trout Country
Well today is the first day of November and Main street has a lot more trucks pulling horse trailers and side by side then it does drift boats. As I sit here and eat what’s left of the Halloween candy I can’t help but wonder what now. November can be a hard month for the trout angler. It seems too early to hang up the waders and hibernate next to the fire. But on the cold days afield you can’t help but feel like someone at a party that has over stayed their welcome. Nov...
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Whitefish Photo Contest Winners
Here are the winners of the First Annual Whitefish Photo Contest. Thank you to all the great folks who entered and the hundreds of whitefish photos that came in. Great to know there is so much whitefish love out there. Also, thanks to the great sponsors. Orvis Fly Fishing Montana Fly Company Solitude fly company Kaylee with a great whitefish John with a streamer eating whitey Patrick showing some whitefish love. ...
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Why September Fly Fishing in Montana Should be 1 of the 7 Deadly Sins
God I hope heaven looks like Montana in September. A prayer I say often and truly believe. Montana comes into its own in September and shows her best self. It has forgot the cold and snow of last winter, the refreshing rains of spring have brought life to the landscape and it has marinated in the summer sun to produce a perfect golden product. The rivers are veins of life flowing through a dramatic landscape. The September Montana I know is as close to perfect as one can imagine. The fishing...
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