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 …
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 …
12 Days of Merry Merry Fishmas. Day 2–Super Slim Fly Boxes Read More »
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 …
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 …
Take a look at the new newsletter from The Tackle shop. It is full of useful tips, Ennis happenings and fishing forecast. Remember if you want to sign up for our monthly newsletter you can do that from the contact us on the home page. Tackle Shop Newsletter
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 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 …
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 »
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 …
