Ennis Montana’s famous 4th of July Parade. A great celebration of America from one of its best small towns. Filmed in the Heart of Montana, on the banks of the Madison River. The small fly fishing town of Ennis throws the best 4th of July party with a Parade and Rodeo. If you ever wanted …
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 …
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 …
We realize the holiday season can be difficult, time consuming, stressful and crazy. Especially if you have a fisherman or woman on your list to shop for. We are try to take the stress out of this holiday season by giving you some ideas of great gifts. Each day will feature a new gift …
The 12 Days of Merry Merry Fishmas–Day 1–25 Best Towns to Fly Fish for Trout. Read More »
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
Everyone knows that the driving force to Montana’s Economy is tourism. In the last 20 years the economy of this great state has shifted away from mostly agricultural/timber/mining that has dominated Montana from the time of the trappers. The big question is what exactly is the dollar amount spent by visiting anglers and hunters in …
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 …
