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April Newsletter from the Tackle Shop, Madison River Montana

 Website   About    Guided Fishing      Blog       Fishing Reports       Contact       Shop  Dear Friends, If your a fly fisherman there is no better time than spring.  Hungry fish, cold water and solitude are the earmarks for spring in Montana.  It has started here on the Madison and we could not be happier.  Lots of folks taking advantage of our spring guide trip speci...

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The Tackle Shop March Madison River Newsletter

 Website   About    Guided Fishing      Blog       Fishing Reports       Contact       Shop  Dear Friends, It is all about to start here on the Madison River.  Our snowpack is piling up the river is looking good and the fishing is just around the corner.  In the next month we will be busy with spring fishing, a hosted trip to Belize with some great friends, ...

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Pink is the Color of Spring Fishing

Pink is the color of Spring Here in Montana when spring rolls around and old man winter has finally given up his grip on the lower elevation landscape many peoples attention turns to the rivers and fishing. Spring fishing on the Madison River is probably the best kept secret in Montana. Yes the Madison is famous for its summer and fall hatches and thousands make the trek annually but if your in the know the spring is where the real action is. If you venture out into these cold spring waters...

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5 Nymphs for Late Winter or Early Spring Fishing

Check out the story here on the Orvis News.  Orvis News Blog

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February Fishing on the Madison

While February is the shortest month it usually feels like it takes forever. It is the month football ends and that weekly ritual most of us have had is now gone and we are looking to start something new. The weather at least in the Madison Valley is still locked in the wind and snow of winter which makes outdoor activity a pick your day game. Lastly, the warming winds of spring are on the horizon with the arrival of March and we are all excited to reconnect. While most are concerned with rac...

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February Madison River Newsletter

 Website   About    Guided Fishing      Blog       Fishing Reports       Contact       Shop  Dear Friends,   February has arrived, football is almost over, the holiday decorations are safely packed back away and the buzz of the new year has started to fade.  If you live in the northern part of the US winter is still in full force and it forces us to dream of drifting a ...

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January Madison River Fishing?

January 10 2017 Most hard core fish bums in Montana are either bored out of their minds right now with the more normal winter we have been having or planning an extended trip to the salt to get the winter fix. Yes we have been having a normal type winter here in the Madison Valley of Montana. Or river is gourged and unfishable from Ennis Lake upstream past Ennis to above 8 mile. This is a serious gourging this year. Water has been flowing over the road between the Madison and Odell creek and...

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Merry Christmas from The Tackle Shop

    From The Tackle Shop Family to yours Merry Christmas! During this season of giving we would like to thank all of you who help make us successful. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Remember the reason for the Season. The Tackle Shop | www.thetackleshop.com | 406-682-4263 ...

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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 fr...

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