Ennis Montana Brew and Spirit Festival
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 20 Montana breweries and distilleries on hand as well as food, music, kids face painting and fun for the entire family. All of the proceeds from the festival go directly into Main Street Ennis. Many of the ...
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Lat. 45 Adventure Ministries Fishing Derby
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 rigors of a mult day trip that they will grow and become closer to christ. In fact this is direct from them. " At Lat 45 we believe that getting kids into the outdoors, and a...
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The 10 Best Fly’s for Spring in SW Montana
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 you are left with large amounts of river to yourself. Our guides absolutely love this time of year and get in most of their personal fishing for the entire season during the spring. You need to be pr...
Read MoreFisherman add 907.8 million to Montana Economy
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 our state. In the last year Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks conducted a study on just that question. What they found astounds most of us. It show...
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Tackle Shop Madison River Newsletter
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
Read MoreFly Tying
Now that I live in Ennis, MT I get to fish the Madison River as often as I please. In other words, I’m on the Maddie almost everyday.The Madison is a bug factory. There are days when these fish will eat almost anything you put in front of them. Just the other day my buddy Chad got a 18†rainbow to eat a bright orange hopper. Fish regularly eat hoppers in late summer, but its only April 27th, further proving my argument that these fish will eat almost anything. With that in min...
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April Madison River Montana Newsletter
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Website About Guided Fishing Blog Fishing Reports Contact Shop Dear Friends, April has always been a temperamental month in regards to the weather. Some days are reaching 70 degrees while others are barely over 30 ...
Read MoreHow To Properly Set Up Your Fly Fishing Leader
Our article was picked up by the Orvis Blog! With the nice weather we've been having anglers are flocking to the Madison. The most questions I get in the shop and the biggest mistakes I see on the river are setting up a rig properly. I will go through how I like to set up my rigs whether its nymphing, throwing streamers or running dry droppers. Please go to Orvis.com to read the rest of this article: Read Article Nymph Rig: Nymphing is all about depth. When we are nymphing, that ty...
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Fishing Gear for the Madison Wind
Springtime in southwest Montana is honestly one of the best times to fish. However with the arrival of spring comes the dreaded windy days. Many anglers don’t think about the gear they’re using but still head out to the river with gale force winds. Chances are these folks give up 10 casts into their day because their equipment can’t handle the adverse conditions. Like I said, many anglers overlook their gear but still expect it to perform in rough conditions. Th...
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Fishing in The Wind
First off, Happy Easter! I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter Sunday and are now about to sit down and enjoy a nice meal. Everyone has their own ways of celebrating the resurrection of the Almighty; Mine, as you may have guessed is spending some quality time on the river. Given the winds were upwards of 20mph, it made for an interesting day on the water. Fly fishing and wind are like oil and water, they don’t mix. It scares many anglers off the water and for good reason. Any ...
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