With the turkeys of thanksgiving all consumed and Santa’s sleigh running us down, now is the perfect time to reflect and document the past season. With light snow falling on an almost empty Main Street of Ennis Montana it makes all of us who live for the warmer months and the bustle of a busy […]
With it now being August it officially marks the mid way point in our season. It is also the time of year when things are hot, dry and with lower numbers of hatches to keep the fish interested. The party of June has come and gone and the big bugs are all but […]
Feel the Vibration The ultimate postman’s holiday, a guide on a day off fishing the Madison River. You know what lives here. You know what is watching your fly go by a certain rock. You almost feel him tug a good second or two before your line goes tight and your rod bends. Then there […]
With Father’s Day approaching we are seeing a steady stream of traffic looking for the perfect gift for the fishing father. Many of these fathers are already customers and have most of the needed gear for any day on the water. Also many of the people shopping for Dad do not know what […]
Guides Fishing With Guides… Tackle Shop guides don’t just guide the Madison, even though it is undeniably the capitol of the fly fishing world. In April, John Way called me up and said, “Scrunch, let’s go fish the Bitterroot today. I have to guide it tomorrow.†I had been on it for a quite a […]
The 10 Best Dry Fly’s for June on the Madison River. June in Montana is a special time, not quite summer yet but not spring. Sort of an in between time where you can expect snow one day and 70 and sunny the next. An epic battle between spring and summer played out each day […]
The River That Makes No Sense….. Nicky Acosta and I were grabbing dinner at the Mccallister Inn after a day on the Madison. I was commenting that I had worked an island that looked perfect. The water in front it formed a perfect shelf with good depth plus good current. The water below and to […]
If there was not enough reason to visit Ennis Montana on May 16 besides the opening of the Upper Madison River to fishing there is also the Tap in to Ennis Brew and Spirit Festival. This is hosted by the Ennis Chamber of Commerce and is held in Lyons Club Park. There will be over […]
On this past Saturday Lat. 45 Adventure Ministries held their first annual fishing derby, fundraiser and banquet here in Ennis. Lat 45 is a local non profit that is dedicated to taking kids on no cost multi day back packing trips. They feel that by getting kids away from modern conveniences and expose them to […]
The Top 10 Patterns for Spring in South West Montana Spring in South West Montana can be special time. The rivers are awakening and the fish are hungry for the first significant food of the year. Also, it is a great time to fish as most of the busy Tourist fisherman are still home and […]