Category Archives: Summer Fishing

If you spend enough time around veteran fly fishing guides in Montana, the weather and its impact are going to come up in conversation. From stories about bluebird days and twitching grasshopper patterns to fishing through the rain on a great day of streamer fishing, the weather dictates fly fishing...

Few places in the world are as synonymous with great fly fishing as Bozeman, Montana. Within an hour’s drive of Bozeman, anglers have their pick of the Yellowstone, Gallatin, Madison, Missouri Rivers, the Paradise Valley Spring Creeks, and dozens of smaller creeks and rivers, plus a variety of lakes...

Planning a fly fishing trip in Montana should be as much a part of the fun as going fishing in Montana. With a variety of rivers like the Madison, Yellowstone, Gallatin, and more, choosing when and where to fish some of Montana's best fly fishing rivers, creeks, and lakes might seem a little...

Often times Montana fly fishing guides are asked which Montana river is their favorite. Most fly fishing guides in Montana answer with, "the one I am fishing." That may be a gross over-simplification to the answer, but with so many rivers in Montana to fly fish, is it really fair to ask a Montana...

The Smith River flows through a remote 60-mile canyon and is home to several thousand trout per mile. Unlike the tailwaters of the Missouri or Madison Rivers or the crystal clear Paradise Valley Spring Creeks, Montana's Smith River is a free flowing freestone river with streamflows and water...

The world famous Madison River flows for 183 miles north from its headwaters in Yellowstone National Park to its confluence with the Jefferson and Gallatin Rivers near Bozeman, Montana. These rivers merge to form the Missouri River. The Madison River and its nearby waters offer some of the best and...

Late summer in Montana—those weeks after the hatches of salmonflies and PMDs but before the frosty mornings of fall—have a unique set of circumstances for fly fishing in Montana. In most years, by late July and early August our local trout waters have experienced prolonged periods of bright sunshine...

During late summer in Montana or anywhere that trout swim— Chile, Argentina, Mongolia, or New Zealand to name a few—anglers and fly fishing guides are always on the look out for dry fly fishing with terrestrials. There’s a lot of hype associated with trout eating hoppers, ants, and beetles. And...

If you enjoy going fly fishing in Montana, we are sure you have heard of the salmonfly hatch. For most anglers and many Montana fly fishing guides, the salmonfly hatch is one of the most highly anticipated hatches of the year. And, for good reason--the adult insects are so large, often times the...

Spring and summer-time fishing in Montana is often defined by when snowmelt runoff begins and ends. From year to year, the exact timeframe of our runoff period varies, but it typically begins in mid-May and runs into mid-June. Montana’s freestone rivers like the Gallatin and Yellowstone often run...